V.O. Chidambaranar Port

Port operations and logistics in Tamil Nadu

National policymaking, infrastructure development, renewable energy transformation

Government-owned company under MNRE that implements renewable energy schemes, conducts auctions, and aggregates demand for power and green hydrogen derivatives.

Implementing India's green hydrogen strategy and ecosystem development

Hydrogen produced from renewable electricity sources, considered a critical component for hydrogen's long-term credibility as a clean fuel.

Ammonia produced from green hydrogen, which is generated using electrolysis powered by renewable electricity, representing the ultimate goal for clean shipping fuel.

Large-scale deployment of solar photovoltaic and wind power systems to provide the electricity required for green hydrogen electrolysis at competitive tariff-based rates.

Assam (Numaligarh Refinery location)

Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi district, Gulf of Mannar

Exploratory partnership to connect V.O. Chidambaranar Port with H2Global’s clean-hydrogen market mechanism for future exports to Europe.

Green hydrogen pilot project commissioned at V.O. Chidambaranar Port

Tender for supply of green hydrogen to Numaligarh Refinery Limited, establishing India's lowest-ever discovered green hydrogen price through competitive bidding

Hydrogen produced through water electrolysis using renewable electricity, with zero associated carbon emissions, to be incorporated into the Baytown facility's diverse hydrogen supply mix.

Ammonia produced from green hydrogen and nitrogen, intended for use as a fertilizer and increasingly as a zero-emission maritime fuel.

Hydrogen-based products such as ammonia that can be transported more easily than molecular hydrogen in some trade routes.