Government-owned natural gas corporation  GAIL (India) Ltd will build India's largest green hydrogen plant in the next 12-14 months, as it looks to supplement its natural gas business with carbon-free fuel. GAIL Chairman and Managing Director Manoj Jain said the company is looking at building a 10-megawatt (MW) electrolyzer capable of generating 4.5 tonnes of green hydrogen daily.

The entity has already floated a global tender to buy the electrolyzer and is expecting to get delivery in 12- 14 months. "It will take 12-14 months to put the plant," he said adding that the company has finalised 2-3 sites for the unit including one at Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh, where the company has a gas processing plant. Hydrogen is the latest buzz for meeting the world's energy needs. Jain said the plant planned is for 10 MW capacity, the largest announced so far in the country.

It will be double the size of the one announced by state electricity producer NTPC. Indian Oil Corp has also announced plans to build a green hydrogen plant at its Mathura refinery. India's largest gas-transporting and marketing company is also looking at newer avenues to boost business including pushing for use of LNG as fuel in long-haul trucking.

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