NTPC REL, a 100% subsidiary of NTPC, signed an MoU with the Union Territory of Ladakh to set up the country’s first Green Hydrogen Mobility project in the region.

The signing of the MoU was also marked with the inauguration of NTPC’s first solar installations in Leh in the form of solar trees and a solar carport.

The MoU was signed in the august presence of Lt. Governor R. K. Mathur, senior dignitaries of government, NTPC and public representatives. The MoU will enable NTPC to help Ladakh develop a carbon free economy based on renewable sources and Green Hydrogen. This is also in line with the Prime Minister’s vision of a ‘Carbon Neutral’ Ladakh.

R. K. Mathur mentioned that he would like Ladakh to become a Hydrogen state and is happy to partner with NTPC to achieve this long term goal.

NTPC has planned to ply 5 Hydrogen buses, to start with, in the region and the company will be setting up a solar plant and a green hydrogen generation unit in Leh. This will put Leh as the first city in the country to implement a Green Hydrogen based mobility project.

NTPC has been aggressively pushing for greening its portfolio and the green hydrogen project is another step towards achieving a low carbon footprint. The company has recently revised its target of achieving 60 GW renewables capacity by 2032, almost doubling the earlier target.