Union Minister for Steel and Aviation, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, today virtually flagged off India’s first Green Hydrogen Plant in the Stainless Steel sector located at Jindal Stainless Ltd., Hisar, Haryana.
This mega project- a collaboration between Jindal Stainless Ltd. and Hygenco, is set to be the world’s first off-grid Green Hydrogen plant for the stainless-steel industry and the world’s first Green Hydrogen plant with rooftop and floating solar. Furthermore, the plant is expected to reduce approx. 2700 metric tonnes of carbon emissions annually, and a total of 54,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions over the next 20 years.
In his address, Jindal said “We cannot think of decarbonisation without reducing the emissions accompanying such critical manufacturing processes. And this is where this path-breaking and pioneering green hydrogen plant comes in.”
This project is poised to revolutionise green growth and green jobs that will further drive the country’s journey towards the target of net zero carbon emission by 2070. “India’s rich history of environmentalism, deeply embedded in its traditions and practices, is now being revitalized through modern strategies”, Scindia expressed.
