1 MW green hydrogen plant commissioned at Deendayal Port, Kandla
On 31 July 2025, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated an indigenously built 1 MW green hydrogen plant at Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla, Gujarat, the first module of a 10 MW project.
Summary
Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the 1 MW Green Hydrogen Plant at the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla, Gujarat, on 31 July 2025. The 1 MW module, part of a 10 MW green hydrogen project whose foundation stone the Prime Minister laid at Bhuj on 26 May 2025, was commissioned within four months and can produce about 140 metric tonnes of green hydrogen a year. The plant was built by L&T engineers. The National Green Hydrogen Mission, approved by the Union Cabinet on 4 January 2023 with an initial outlay of ₹19,744 crore, targets green hydrogen production capacity of at least 5 million metric tonnes a year by 2030.
Key facts
- Commissioned
- 31 July 2025, Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla
- Capacity
- 1 MW; about 140 tonnes of green hydrogen a year
- Larger project
- 10 MW; foundation stone by PM at Bhuj, 26 May 2025
- Built by
- L&T
- NGHM
- Approved 4 Jan 2023; ₹19,744 crore; at least 5 MMT a year by 2030
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where was the indigenously built 1 MW green hydrogen plant commissioned by Sarbananda Sonowal on 31 July 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Deendayal Port, Kandla, Gujarat
The plant was commissioned at the Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla.
The National Green Hydrogen Mission, approved by the Union Cabinet on 4 January 2023, targets green hydrogen production capacity by 2030 of at least:
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Correct answer: B — 5 million metric tonnes a year
The Cabinet release of 4 January 2023 gives a target of at least 5 MMT a year by 2030, with an initial outlay of ₹19,744 crore.