Our Bureau
Ahmedabad
On Monday, June 23rd, the Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL) announced that they have successfully commissioned India’s first off-grid 5 MW Green Hydrogen Pilot Plant in Kutch, Gujarat. This comes out as a major milestone in the nation’s transition to clean energy.
The Hydrogen Pilot Plant is a 100% green-powered plant that uses solar energy. The plant operates completely off the grid because of its usage of solar energy along with the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The company has given out a statement stating that this will represent a new paradigm in decentralised, renewable-powered hydrogen production
“The Adani New Industries Limited pilot plant is India’s first off-grid 5 MW green hydrogen facility featuring a fully automated, closed-loop electrolyser system designed to respond dynamically to real-time renewable energy inputs. This provides valuable operational flexibility, particularly in addressing the variability of solar power, while ensuring efficiency, safety and performance,” the company stated.
The innovation has come out as a lifeline to the country’s aim of becoming a hub for green hydrogen production around the world. This will set out a new standard for applicants of renewable-powered industries all around hard-to-abate sectors. This will not only aid the nation but also establishes the company’s commitment to innovation, sustainability, and leadership in the emerging green hydrogen economy.
This breakthrough also showers a bit of the spotlight on one of the upcoming projects of the company’s upcoming Green Hydrogen Hub that is all set to open in Mundra, Gujarat. It will be a key project that will help out the country significantly in its ambition of a low-carbon future.
The transition of India to clean energy was an initiative powered by the National Green Hydrogen Mission which was launched by the government in 2023. The mission received an allocation of $2.4 billion initially. The country’s vision is to achieve energy independence by 2047 and then reach Net Zero emissions by 2070.
