SECI invites proposals to develop green hydrogen hub infrastructure

Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has invited proposals to develop the core infrastructure required for setting up of green hydrogen hubs under the National Green Hydrogen Mission. Bidding closes on Oct.7.

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) Ltd is the leading CPSU dedicated to the development and expansion of Renewable Energy (RE) capacity in India. 

As per India’s Green Hydrogen Mission, regions capable of supporting large-scale production and/or utilization of hydrogen will be identified and developed as green hydrogen hubs.

Hydrogen hub is an identified geographical region housing a network of green hydrogen (GH2) producers, end use (domestic or export) with sufficient supporting infrastructure of GH2 storage, processing and transportation. A hydrogen hub might be located in land or near ports to enable exports of green hydrogen and its derivatives. Potential locations for such hubs would be regions having cluster of refineries/fertilizer production plants and other end use industries in close vicinity.

Under this SECI’s Call for Proposals, at least two such green hydrogen hubs [of individual green hydrogen capacity of at least 1,00,000 mtpa] will be set up by FY 2025-26 with a budgetary outlay of INR 200 crore till FY 2025-26.

The support under the Scheme will be provided to support only the core infrastructure of the green hydrogen hubs. This includes storage and transportation facilities for green hydrogen/its derivatives; pipeline infrastructure; green hydrogen powered vehicle re-fuelling facility; hydrogen compression and/or liquefaction technologies; hydrogen storage systems; water treatment facility including desalination plant and associated storage facility; bunkering facilities in case of ports including provisions of bunker barges for handling large vessels such as Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC); infrastructure upgradation for shipping including expansion of port/jetty infrastructure for exports; power transmission infrastructure to the nearest existing grid substation and establishment of new dedicated substations; land re-development; energy storage to manage renewable energy; etc.