According to Amara Raja infra, the fueling station project, capable of producing 80kg of GH2 per day, at an altitude of 3,400 meters above sea level under extreme conditions ranging from -25°C to 30°C, was completed in two years.
Amara Raja Infra on Monday said it has completed construction of India’s first green hydrogen fueling station in Leh, Ladakh for NTPC Ltd. Union Minister for Power and Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated the facility on Sunday, the company said.
The fueling station project, with a capacity to produce 80kg of GH2 per day, under extreme conditions at an altitude of 3,400 meters above sea level with temperatures ranging between -25°C to 30°C, was completed in two years, the company said.
The landmark project will enable emission-free transport in and around Leh – making India one of the few countries to lead in the green mobility space, Amara Raja Infra said in a statement, adding that with the completion of the project, NTPC will now become operational. There are five hydrogen fuel cell buses in the region.
Dwarkanadh Reddy, Business Head (Power EPC), Amara Raja Infra Pvt Ltd said, “The completion of this challenging project reaffirms our EPC expertise, and we are very excited to be the first player to enter the green hydrogen infrastructure space.”
The project will act as a precursor to the large-scale green hydrogen mobility and storage projects that will come up as part of India’s National Hydrogen Energy Mission. Additionally, it will be useful for studying and deploying multiple hydrogen fueling stations across the country, said Amara Raja Infra.