Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will lay the foundation stone for NTPC Green Energy’s (NGEL) green hydrogen hub project at Pudimadaka near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

This is the first green hydrogen hub under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.

The NGEL Green Hydrogen Hub project entails an investment of around ₹1,85,000 crore. 

This will include investment in 20 gigawatts (GW) renewable energy capacities, making it one of India’s largest integrated green hydrogen production facilities with a capacity of producing 1,500 tonnes per day (TPD) green hydrogen and 7,500 TPD green hydrogen derivatives (including green methanol, green urea and sustainable aviation fuel), primarily targeting the export market. 

Spread over 1,600 acres, this project will include the development of a manufacturing facility, a green chemical zone, a chemical storage terminal, port infrastructure, a transmission corridor, a 7 GW substation, an 80 MLD desalination plant, an effluent treatment plant, and other facilities, making it a comprehensive operational framework which shall be completed by 2032.

The project aims to generate over 57,000 employment opportunities, thereby significantly contributing to the local economy and showcasing State’s role as a key player in the global green energy landscape. Furthermore, this will contribute substantially to achieve India’s non-fossil energy capacity target of 500 GW by 2030. Besides playing a key role in India’s quest for energy independence, this project will help drive decarbonisation across major sectors and strengthen the country’s Net Zero goals.