NTPC RE Limited (NTPC REL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) to realize green energy and green hydrogen objectives and the Government of India’s efforts toward the carbon-neutrality economy.

The MoU was signed by Harshad R. Patel, Managing Director, GACL and Mohit Bhargava, Chief Executive Officer, NTPC REL.

The MoU envisages collaborating in the field of renewable energy, Green Methanol and Green Ammonia and mutually exploring the opportunities for the supply of 100 MW RE-RTC power and synthesizing 75 TPD Green Methanol and 35 TPD Green Ammonia for captive use for the production of various chemicals by GACL at its Vadodara and Dahej complex in Gujarat.

NTPC REL, a 100 % subsidiary of NTPC was incorporated in October 2020 to take care of the RE business of NTPC. This development comes in the backdrop of NTPC announcing its green hydrogen initiatives and plans to build the country’s first pilot projects for synthesizing green methanol, setting up green hydrogen filling stations, green hydrogen blending into PNG, and green energy storage projects.

This would be the first commercial-scale Green Ammonia and Green Methanol project in the country and would align with the vision laid out by the Prime Minister for Atmanirbhar Bharat.

GACL is one of the largest producers of Caustic Soda in India, with a production capacity of over 1,400 TPD at their two complexes in Dahej and Vadodara. GACL has its subsidiary company viz. GACL-NALCO Alkalies and Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (GNAL) putting up an 800 TPD Caustic Soda Plant together with a 130 MW Thermal Power Plant (coal-based) at Dahej.