The state-owned NTPC’s Kawas Gas blending project will mix hydrogen with piped natural gas (PNG) for domestic usage.

Hydrogen and PNG are being combined in this project for the first time in the nation. The amount of hydrogen-containing gas will initially be 5% of the total gas supply, and it will eventually increase to 20%.

The public sector power firm stated in a statement that the gas would be provided to 200 homes in the Aditya Nagar residential colony of NTPC Kawas in Hazira and that this would result in a 200-kilogram annual reduction in NTPC’s carbon emissions.

In addition, 200 families are expected to receive 100 standard cubic meters of gas every day from the project. An electrolyte membrane made of polymer with a 6.5-kilowatt capacity and a one-cubic-meter capacity will be installed in the facility (scmh). A 1 MW floating solar power plant at NTPC Kawas will provide energy for the hydrogen generating facility. The gas will be supplied to Aditya Nagar residential colony of NTPC Kawas in Hazira, the public sector power major said in a statement, adding that, with this, NTPC will mitigate 200 kg of carbon generation every year.

NTPC has adopted a number of measures to increase the nation’s environmental imprint, including the construction of renewable energy projects, to add to its green portfolio.

The Gujarati facility in Kawas was going to blend green hydrogen and natural gas as one of NTPC’s upcoming green projects. Along with the NTPC Nokh Solar Project in Jaisalmer and the Green Hydrogen Mobility Project in Leh, Ladakh, the projects’ foundation stones were set on Saturday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The plant will be equipped with a 6.5KW polymer electrolyte membrane with one standard cubic meter per hour(scmh). The hydrogen generation plant will be operated using power generated through a 1 MW capacity floating solar power plant.

In Leh, NTPC launched India’s first green hydrogen mobility project using a fuel cell electric vehicle as part of the country’s efforts to achieve Carbon Neutral Ladakh (CNL) and decarbonize the economy. The first pilot project in India to introduce FCEVs for public use is the green hydrogen transportation initiative in Leh, Ladakh.

A 735 MW Solar PV Project is also being built by NTPC in Nokh, Rajasthan. The installation of high-wattage bifacial PV Modules with a tracker system at a single location makes this India’s largest Domestic Content Requirement (DCR)-based Solar Project.