Oil India Limited (OIL) has commissioned India’s first 99.999% pure Green Hydrogen pilot plant, a significant step towards Green Hydrogen Economy in India. With the commissioning of plant, It has installed capacity of 10 kg per day at its Jorhat Pump Station in Assam on Wednesday.
Oil India Limited is India’s second largest National Exploration & Production company.
Green hydrogen is defined as hydrogen produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity. It has the potential to replace fossil fuels, is the name given to hydrogen gas produced using renewable energy such as wind or solar power that do not entail greenhouse gas emissions.
Shri Sushil Chandra Mishra, Chairman & Managing Director, inaugurated the plant in the presence of Shri Harish Madhav, Director (Finance) and Shri Prasanta Borkakoty, Resident Chief Executive of the company.
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The plant was commissioned in a record time of 3 months. The plant produces Green Hydrogen from the electricity generated by the existing 500kW Solar plant using a 100 kW Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) Electrolyser array. The use of AEM technology is being used for the first time in India.
Shri Mishra said that the company has taken an important step towards fulfilling the vision of our Prime Minister for an atma nirbhar India. This plant is expected to increase its production of green hydrogen from 10 kg per day to 30 kg per day in future.
The company has initiated a detailed study in collaboration with IIT Guwahati on blending of Green Hydrogen with Natural Gas and its effect on the existing infrastructure of OIL. The company also plans to study use cases for commercial applications of the blended fuel.
The transition to a hydrogen economy will not only reduce India’s import dependency on hydrocarbon fuels but also provide clean air to its citizens and reduce GHG emissions in absolute terms.