Sonowal flags off L&T-made electrolysers for 1 MW green hydrogen plant at Deendayal Port, Kandla
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal virtually flagged off indigenous electrolysers made by L&T for a 1 MW green hydrogen plant at Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla, on 18 March 2025.
Summary
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal virtually flagged off electrolysers for the upcoming green hydrogen plant of Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla, Gujarat, on 18 March 2025, under the National Green Hydrogen Mission. The electrolysers were made by L&T under Make in India and flagged off from L&T's Hazira manufacturing facility. The 1 MW plant was to be operational by July 2025, producing 18 kg of hydrogen an hour, as India's first port-based plant using indigenous electrolysers. DPA plans to scale it up to 10 MW and move into green ammonia.
Key facts
- Date
- 18 March 2025
- Port
- Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla (Gujarat)
- Electrolysers
- L&T, Make in India; flagged off from Hazira
- Plant
- 1 MW, 18 kg hydrogen per hour
- First
- First port-based plant with indigenous electrolysers
- Plans
- Scale to 10 MW; green ammonia
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which company manufactured the indigenous electrolysers flagged off on 18 March 2025 for the green hydrogen plant at Deendayal Port, Kandla?
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Correct answer: C — Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
The electrolysers were manufactured by L&T under Make in India and flagged off from L&T's Hazira facility.
How much hydrogen per hour is the 1 MW green hydrogen plant at Deendayal Port, Kandla, designed to produce, as stated in March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 18 kg
The plant at DPA Kandla is to produce 18 kg of hydrogen per hour.