India’s first and one of world’s largest Green Hydrogen Microgrid Projects to be set up at Simhadri

What is the news?

NTPC Ltd has awarded a project of “Standalone Fuel-Cell based Micro-grid with hydrogen production using an electrolyser in NTPC Guest House at its Simhadri plant in Andhra Pradesh.

About Green Hydrogen Microgrid Project

It is India’s first Green Hydrogen based Energy Storage Project.

Under this project, hydrogen would be produced using the advanced 240 kW Solid Oxide Electrolyser by taking input power from the nearby Floating Solar project. 

The hydrogen produced during sunshine hours would be stored at high pressure and would be electrified using a 50 kW Solid Oxide Fuel Cell.

The system would work in standalone mode from 5 pm to 7 am.

What is the significance of this project?

Firstly, it is a unique project for India and would open doors for decarbonising the far-off regions of the country like Ladakh, J&K etc, which as of now are dependent on diesel generators.

Secondly, the project is in-line with the vision of the Prime Minister for becoming carbon-neutral by 2070 and making Ladakh a carbon-neutral territory.

Source: This post is based on the article “India’s first and one of world’s largest Green Hydrogen Microgrid Projects to be set up at Simhadri” published in PIB on 15^th Dec 2021.