NTPC-Mitsubishi committed to address pressing issue of climate change, says Nagayasu
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) and its subsidiary Mitsubishi Power India Private Limited will jointly demonstrate the feasibility for hydrogen co-firing blended with natural gas in MHI 701D gas turbines installed at 663-MW NTPC Auraiya Gas Power Plant in Uttar Pradesh.
The demonstration will be under a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two companies with NTPC Ltd.
Under this MoU, both companies will collaborate to carry out the study and identify key actions for introducing hydrogen co-firing at NTPC Auraiya Gas-based combined cycle power plant, the Power Ministry said on 17 Oct 2022.
The study will identify key actions for co-firing for various percentages of hydrogen e.g. 5%, 15%, 30%, 50% and 100%. NTPC will supply hydrogen for the project.
“We believe that partnering with MHI Limited which has global expertise in this technology will help us meet our objectives under the National Hydrogen Mission,” said, Manish Kumar Srivastava, Executive Director, NTPC Ltd.
“The MOU signifies the focus of NTPC and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries towards achieving the goal of power generation sector decarbonization. It is also their commitment to addressing the pressing issue of climate change,” said Tatsuto Nagayasu, CMD, Mitsubishi Power India.
NTPC is exploring various new hydrogen generation technologies along with hydrogen usage so as to ensure future readiness, develop the required capabilities and technical expertise, as well as align with the national decarbonizing and hydrogen mission targets.
Auraiya Gas Power Plant has four gas turbines operating in combined cycle mode. fiinews.com
