West Bengal Plans a Green Hydrogen Plant in Durgapur
- West Bengal plans to set up a green hydrogen plant in Durgapur upon identifying the state as a potential region for its production.
- A 500-MW floating solar plant at Bakreshwar dam has been approved.
West Bengal plans to set up a green hydrogen plant in Durgapur upon identifying the state as a potential region for its production. The Power Minister, Aroop Biswas, at the ABP Group-organised INFOCOM 2022 on Saturday, said: “Recently, the Union government has identified West Bengal as a potential state for green hydrogen and ammonia manufacturing zone, and the West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) is planning to install a green hydrogen plant at Durgapur as a pilot project.”
The conference provides an enabling environment for technocrats and top industry leaders to network and interact. The minister said the state government would “immediately” undertake major upgradation at the Kolaghat and Bandel thermal power stations. He noted that the 660-MW supercritical thermal power station is under construction at Sagardighi in the Murshidabad district, and a 500-MW floating solar plant at Bakreshwar dam is approved.
In addition, the minister said: “The pursuit towards energy transition has got a major fillip through the RDSS programme under which Rs 11,895 crore shall be invested for loss reduction, installation of smart meters and system modernisation to put forward the sector on the path of a sustained improvement trajectory.”