NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) has signed a land lease agreement with Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) for the development of integrated green hydrogen hub on 1,200 acres land near Pudimadaka village of Atchutapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
The Pudimadaka Green Hydrogen Hub aims to create a world-class ecosystem for technologies in the new energy paradigm, such as electrolyser and fuel cell manufacturing, related ancillary industries, start-up, incubation, testing facilities, production and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives (green ammonia/green methanol etc.). The project includes construction of India’s largest green hydrogen production facility (1,200 tpd), which will be converted to derivatives of hydrogen such as green ammonia and green methanol, primarily catering to various export market.