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Kerala govt, IH2A join hands for Kochi Green Hydrogen Hub

Updated: Nov 14, 2022 11:04:27am
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Kerala govt, IH2A join hands for Kochi Green Hydrogen Hub

Kochi, Nov 14 (KNN) The government on Kerala and India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A) will together evaluate a proposal for setting up the Kochi Green Hydrogen (KGH2) Hub.

To build a 60-tonnes per day (TPD) green hydrogen plant with a 150 MW Electrolyser, Storage and Infrastructure the proposal envisages a potential capital expenditure of USD 575 mn.

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This could achieve giga-watt scale and build the hydrogen economy in Kerala.

The plan was shared by IH2A and the Kerala Government after a consultation meeting between the government, industry and funding agencies.

Dr K A Abraham, Chief Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Government of Kerala, said, “Green Hydrogen is part of Kerala’s Net Zero Pathway. We are actively collaborating with industry and investors to replicate the hydrogen valleys in Europe, in Kerala. The proposed Kochi Green Hydrogen Hub is significant for its scale and its focus on building hydrogen infrastructure.”

Aligning with the state government’s plans for zero-emission transport to power Hydrogen-ICE retrofitted bus fleets of 60 buses and build the required infrastructure the project focuses on the transport use case in the first phase.

In the second phase, industrial demand for green hydrogen from refineries, fertilizer and chemical plants is expected to drive capacity expansion and scale up the KGH2 hub.

Jill Evanko, Chief Executive and President, Chart Industries and founding member, India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A), said, “The KGH2 Hub plan is a blueprint of how India can build large-scale, commercial green hydrogen infrastructure. Starting with the right scale of project development is important. It indicates India’s seriousness in building a domestic green hydrogen economy and its role in shaping the emerging global green hydrogen market.”

IH2A has also proposed a two-tier KGH2 governance structure, with a public-private advisory group working with project consortia structures or special purpose vehicles (SPVs), to implement the proposed plan.  (KNN Bureau)

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