India's first green hydrogen microgrid project is being set up by NTPC in Simhadri (near Visakhapatnam). 

 

NTPC has awarded a project of standalone fuel-cell based micro-grid with hydrogen production using electrolyser in NTPC Guest House at Simhadri. 

 

It is India’s first green hydrogen based energy storage project and would be a precursor to large scale hydrogen energy storage projects. The project would be useful for studying and deploying multiple microgrids in various off grid and strategic locations of the country.  

 

The hydrogen would be produced using the advanced 240 kW Solid Oxide Electrolyser by taking input power from the nearby floating solar project. The hydrogen produced during sunshine hours would be stored at high pressure and would be electrified using a 50 KW Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. The system would work in standalone mode from 5 PM in the evening to 7 AM in the morning. 

 

This unique project configuration is designed in-house by NTPC and would open doors for decarbonising the far-off regions of the country like Ladakh, J&K, etc., which are dependent on diesel generators. The project is in-line with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming carbon neutral by 2070 and making Ladakh a carbon neutral territory.