Visakhapatnam: NTPC Green Energy Limited is moving ahead with key project packages for its Rs 1.85 lakh crore Green Hydrogen Hub coming up at Pudimadaka in Anakapalle district, with officials stating that work is progressing as per schedule, Bizz Buzz reported.
The project, the first of its kind in India, is being developed on nearly 1,600 acres of land secured through an agreement with the state government.
Speaking to the media on Monday, Ayaskanta Jena said a contract has been awarded for transporting 25 tonnes per day of carbon dioxide from the NTPC Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant at Parawada to Pudimadaka. The carbon dioxide will be used to produce ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel. He added that the transport will initially be carried out by trucks and later through a dedicated pipeline.
Jena said the project, whose foundation stone was laid last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is progressing on track.
Highlighting the performance of the Simhadri plant, he said it has achieved full utilisation of ash for the ninth consecutive year. Following the commissioning of Asia’s largest 25 MW floating solar power plant, the company is now studying the feasibility of adding another 18.75 MW capacity.
He also noted that the plant has maintained a steady level of operations and that ongoing tensions in the Middle East have not affected raw material supplies due to a long-term arrangement with Mahanadi Coalfields Limited in Odisha.
On the environmental front, Jena said the company has invested over Rs 6.2 crore in community development activities during the year and continues to spend significantly to meet emission standards. Last year, all four units of its fuel gas cleaning system were completed at a cost of Rs 1,149 crore.
In addition, the Simhadri plant has invested Rs 110 crore in its floating solar project and has successfully carried out drone-based repair work on its cooling tower infrastructure.
