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NTPC launches Hydrogen Fuel bus and car project for Leh and New Delhi.

The move to procure Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based vehicles is the first of its kind project in the country, wherein a complete solution from green energy to the fuel cell vehicle would be developed.

NEW DELHI: India's largest power producer and a central PSU under Ministry of Power, NTPC Ltd, has invited global expression of interest (EoI) to provide 10 Hydrogen Fuel Cell (FC) based electric buses and an equal number of Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based electric cars in Leh and Delhi

The EoI has been issued by NTPC's wholly-owned subsidiary, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) Limited.

The initiative, which has been undertaken with the support of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, will also harness renewable energy for the generation of hydrogen and develop it's storage and dispensation facilities as part of pilot projects at Leh and Delhi.

The move to launch hydrogen-powered vehicles aims at decarbonizing the mobility segment.

The PSU has been taking various technology initiatives to provide a complete e-Mobility solutions for public transport including the creation of public charging infrastructure and providing electric buses to State/City Transport Undertakings.

In this regard, 90 public charging stations in various cities and battery charging and swapping stations at Faridabad for e-3-wheelers have already been commissioned.

Similarly, the e-Bus solution for Andaman & Nicobar Administration is under implementation.

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Centre constitutes task force and expert committee on coal-based hydrogen production

The global emphasis is on substituting liquid fuels with hydrogen (as fuel in vehicles), storage of surplus renewable power as hydrogen (as power cannot be stored at a cost effective price), and cutting down emission. Almost 100 per cent of hydrogen produced in India is through natural gas.

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