India’s first port-based Green Hydrogen Pilot Project at V.O. Chidambaranar (VOC) Port
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: DD News
Context: Union Minister inaugurated India’s first port-based Green Hydrogen Pilot Project at V.O. Chidambaranar (VOC) Port, Tamil Nadu, making it the first port in the country to produce green hydrogen.
About India’s first port-based Green Hydrogen Pilot Project at V.O. Chidambaranar (VOC) Port:
India’s First Port-Based Green Hydrogen Pilot Project
• What it is? A pilot facility producing green hydrogen at VOC Port, Tuticorin. Capacity: 10 Nm³ per hour, set up at a cost of ₹3.87 crore.
• A pilot facility producing green hydrogen at VOC Port, Tuticorin.
• Capacity: 10 Nm³ per hour, set up at a cost of ₹3.87 crore.
• Under Scheme: Part of India’s clean energy transition and Coastal Green Shipping Corridor project (Kandla–Tuticorin). Aligned with Viksit Bharat 2047 mission and Sagarmala programme.
• Part of India’s clean energy transition and Coastal Green Shipping Corridor project (Kandla–Tuticorin).
• Aligned with Viksit Bharat 2047 mission and Sagarmala programme.
• Aim: To promote green shipping, sustainability, and self-reliance in energy. Reduce reliance on fossil fuels in port operations. Make VOC Port a hub for green bunkering and refuelling in South India.
• To promote green shipping, sustainability, and self-reliance in energy.
• Reduce reliance on fossil fuels in port operations.
• Make VOC Port a hub for green bunkering and refuelling in South India.
• Features: Will power streetlights and EV charging stations in the port colony. Linked with proposed Green Methanol Bunkering and Refuelling Facility (₹35.34 crore, 750 m³ capacity).
• Will power streetlights and EV charging stations in the port colony.
• Linked with proposed Green Methanol Bunkering and Refuelling Facility (₹35.34 crore, 750 m³ capacity).
About V.O. Chidambaranar Port:
• What it is? One of India’s 13 major ports, a leading maritime hub for South India.
• One of India’s 13 major ports, a leading maritime hub for South India.
• Located in: Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal.
• History: Formerly known as Tuticorin Port, renamed in honour of freedom fighter V.O. Chidambaranar (the “Kappalottiya Tamizhan”) in 2011. Plays a key role in regional trade, coal handling, and container movement. Has witnessed significant expansion under Sagarmala, with investments of over ₹16,000 crore in modernisation.
• Formerly known as Tuticorin Port, renamed in honour of freedom fighter V.O. Chidambaranar (the “Kappalottiya Tamizhan”) in 2011.
• Plays a key role in regional trade, coal handling, and container movement.
• Has witnessed significant expansion under Sagarmala, with investments of over ₹16,000 crore in modernisation.