Green hydrogen bunkering, refuelling facilities to be set up at all major ports by 2035

The government said green hydrogen bunkering and refuelling facilities shall be established at all major ports by 2035 to reduce the country’s carbon footprint.

The government on Wednesday said green hydrogen bunkering and refuelling facilities shall be established at all major ports by 2035 to reduce the country's carbon footprint.

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) in its green port guidelines, ‘HaritSagar’ further said that ports shall make an action plan for creating infrastructure at select ports for storage, bunkering and refuelling of green hydrogen within the targeted timelines.

Bunkering operation is a procedure for transferring oil, sludge or cargo to and from a ship.

"Green Ammonia bunkers and refuelling facilities shall be established at all Major Ports by 2035," the guidelines said.

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Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday launched green port guidelines, ‘HaritSagar’, as part of efforts to meet the larger vision of achieving zero carbon emission goal.

"Ports shall make efforts to retrofit Port Crafts (including Tugs, Pilot Boats, Mooring Boats, Survey Boats etc.) with available technology for propulsion on cleaner and greener fuel viz., Green Ammonia, Green Hydrogen (through Fuel Cell), Green Methanol etc in phased manner," MoPSW said.