Modi Govt’s Hydrogen Mission Kicks Off as IOCL Invites Bids for Panipat, Mathura Green Units

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20 November 2018, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: A tap of the first hydrogen filling station in Magdeburg Saxony-Anhalt. The technology for the H2 system comes from Air Liquide and enables the refuelling of around 40 vehicles per day. Located directly on the Autobahn 2, the filling station closes a gap between Berlin and the Hannover area. The client and operator is the joint venture H2 MOBILITY, in which the companies Air Liquide, Daimler, Linde, OMV, Shell and TOTAL have joined forces. Photo: Peter Gercke/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB (Photo by Peter Gercke/picture alliance via Getty Images)

The Narendra Modi government’s National Hydrogen Mission is kick-starting with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) floating a global tender to set up green hydrogen generation units at two of its big refineries in North India. IOCL is India’s largest commercial undertaking, operating the largest number of refineries in the country.

“In line with Government guidelines, as a starting measure, IOCL intends to set up Green Hydrogen Generation units at Mathura and Panipat Refineries with installed capacities of 5000 MT per annum & 2000 MT per annum respectively on Build Own Operate (BOO) basis,” the Expression of Interest (EOI) document, accessed by News18, says.

It says the period of operation will be 16 to 24 years and the green hydrogen units will have to be commissioned within 28 months of the issuance of work order.

The Panipat refinery & petrochemical complex has current refining capacity of 15 MMTPA while the refinery located in Mathura has an operating capacity of 8 MMTPA. This could be a major fillip to the government’s vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat.

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