NTPC Green Energy Inks MoU with VOC Port Authority (VOCPA)
NTPC Green Energy to establish green hydrogen fuelling station and deploy hydrogen-powered trucks at VOC Port, paving way for fossil fuel phase-out and enhanced energy security.
September 06, 2025. By News Bureau
The MoU was signed between Kishore Kumar Hota, Chief General Manager, NTPC and A Ganesan, Chief Mechanical Engineer, VOCPA, in the presence of Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways; Geeta Jeevan, Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment, Government of Tamil Nadu; Nainar Nagendran, Member of Legislative Assembly; TK Ramachandran, Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Susanta Kumar Purohit, IRSEE, Chairman, VOCPA, along with senior officials from the Government of Tamil Nadu, NTPC and VOCPA.
NTPC Green Energy will setup a green hydrogen fuelling station in VOC Port along with hydrogen-based Internal Combustion Engine trucks for the VOC port operation. This will open an option of phasing out fossil fuel trucks in favour of clean and green fuels bringing decarbonisation and energy security.
NTPC is successfully operating the green hydrogen blending project at Surat, Gujarat for over two years and already taken similar mobility initiatives at Leh, Ladakh; Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh; Bhubaneshwar, Odisha and Kandla Port, Gujarat.
NTPC Green Energy is also developing the green hydrogen hub in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and aims to reach 60 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2032 with energy storage solutions.
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