Oil India Ltd (OIL) has commissioned India’s first green hydrogen plant, in Assam.
A pilot project with an installed capacity of 10 kg per day, this plant can produce 99.999 per cent pure hydrogen, the company said.
Commissioned in a record time of three months, this facility is located at OIL’s Jorhat Pump Station in Assam.
OIL’s Chairman & Managing Director Sushil Chandra Mishra inaugurated the plant in the presence of OIL’s Director (Finance) Harish Madhav and OIL’s Resident Chief Executive, Prasanta Borkakoty.
The plant produces Green Hydrogen from the electricity generated by the existing 500kW Solar plant using a 100 kW Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) electrolyser array. The use of AEM technology is being used for the first time in India.
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Speaking on the occasion, Mishra said that the company has taken an important step towards fulfilling the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an energy-independent India.
This plant is expected to increase its production of green hydrogen from 10 kg per day to 30 kg per day in future. The company has also initiated a detailed study in collaboration with IIT Guwahati on the blending of Green Hydrogen with Natural Gas and its effect on the existing infrastructure of OIL. The company also plans to study use cases for commercial applications of the blended fuel, OIL said.
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