Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath, on August 17, 2025, inaugurated the Green Hydrogen Plant set up by Torrent Group in Gorakhpur.
The project has been jointly developed by Torrent Group entities Torrent Power and Torrent Gas. Torrent Power has set up the green hydrogen plant with an annual production capacity of 72 TPA and the green hydrogen produced at the plant will be blended with natural gas in Torrent Gas’ city gas distribution infrastructure in Gorakhpur, maintaining its concentration up to 2 per cent.
Blending with CNG
Green hydrogen blended with natural gas will be further supplied to domestic households, CNG stations and industries in the region through the already laid network of natural gas pipelines. Torrent’s Green Hydrogen plant in Gorakhpur is the first green hydrogen plant in Uttar Pradesh and is also the largest green hydrogen and natural gas blending project in the City Gas Distribution sector in the country.
PNGRB approval
Torrent Gas, has been authorised by Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB, Government of India to provide compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) in Gorakhpur, Sant Kabirnagar and Kushinagar districts. Torrent has already set up 32 CNG stations and it supplies gas to 12,000+ domestic households and 73 industries and commercial establishments in the region and intends to grow its gas distribution infrastructure in the region significantly.
Production of GH2
Green Hydrogen is hydrogen produced via electrolysis of water using renewable energy sources like solar, wind or hydropower. Unlike hydrogen made from fossil fuels, green hydrogen has no direct carbon emissions, making it a cleaner energy carrier. Blending it with natural gas reduces carbon footprint, utilises the already laid natural gas infrastructure and helps to ramp up early demand for hydrogen.
Supportive policy framework
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath congratulated Torrent Group for bringing Green Hydrogen to the people of Gorakhpur and said, “Sustainable production of Green Hydrogen in the country is a critical part of National Green Hydrogen Mission 2030. The State of Uttar Pradesh has a target of 1 mmtpa Green Hydrogen production for which it has set up a specific policy that will support potential investments in Uttar Pradesh. Greener and cleaner energy sources, with lower carbon emissions are critical for the progress of the country.”
Supporting India’s energy transition
According to Jinal Mehta, Director, Torrent Group, “Torrent Group is committed to making a significant contribution in Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision for India’s Energy Transition and National Green Hydrogen Mission. The commissioning of Torrent Power’s green hydrogen plant in Gorakhpur and its integration into Torrent Gas’ City Gas Distribution infrastructure in Gorakhpur is a milestone in this endeavour.”