Major Ports have undertaken several initiatives such as implementation of the Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP) for transition from conventional diesel-powered tugs to electric/hybrid tugs, adoption of renewable energy at ports, electrification of port equipment, vehicles and railway tracks, deployment of zero-emission trucks, and installation of Onshore Power Supply system under  "Harit Sagar" Green Port Guidelines  which resulted in reduction of carbon intensity at major ports.  Under GTTP, four Major Ports i.e. Deendayal Port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Visakhapatnam Port and V.O. Chidambaranar Port has placed a work order for electric tugs.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has recognised three Major Ports i.e. Deendayal Port Authority in Gujarat, Paradip Port Authority in Odisha, and V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority in Tamil Nadu as Green Hydrogen Hubs to support the development of the green hydrogen ecosystem in the country under National Green Hydrogen Mission. The details of initiatives taken by these ports to be developed as Green Hydrogen Hubs are at Annexure. All major ports are providing ‘Shore to Ship Power’ facilities to smaller crafts like port crafts. Under the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, incentives amounting to Rs. 53.39 Crore have been provided to 109 ship recycling yards through the Ferrous Scrap Development Fund (FSDF) upto 2026.

Annexure

 

The details of initiatives taken by three Major Ports for developing as Green Hydrogen Hubs are as below:

 

(i)  Deendayal Port Authority:

• Commissioned 1 MW electrolyser-based Green Hydrogen (GH2) plant.
• Obtained the Port Readiness Level (PRL) of 6 (progressing to 7) for Kandla Port for bio methanol bunkering operations.
• Allotted 3,400 acres of land to developers for development of Green Hydrogen/Green Ammonia Projects.
• Deendayal Port has developed a jetty with capacity of 3.5 million tonne per annum which is also compatible for handling Green Ammonia at the Port.

(ii)  V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority:

• The port has allotted 205.72 acres of land for the development of Green Hydrogen/Green Ammonia Projects.
• Port has commissioned a 10 Nm3 capacity pilot green hydrogen plant in April 2025.
• The port is also developing a Green Methanol Bunkering Facility with a capacity of 2x750cubic meters.

(iii)     Paradip Port Authority:

 

The government has approved development of Green Hydrogen / GreenAmmonia handling jetty through Public Private Partnership mode at Paradip Port Authority. The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 797.17 crore, having a cargo handling capacity of 4 million tonnes per annum.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

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