The government owned gas company, Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL), has said that it has begun blending hydrogen with its natural gas at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The hydrogen blended natural ga will be supplied to Avantika Gas, a joint venture of GAIL and Hindustan Petroleum, a government-owned oil refiner. Avantika will retail the blended hydrogen to automobiles and also supply it as cooking gas to households, according to a statement issued by GAIL.
"In line with the National Hydrogen Mission, GAIL has started hydrogen blending as a pilot project to establish the techno-commercial feasibility of blending hydrogen in City Gas Distribution (CGD) network. This project marks the stepping stone of India's journey towards hydrogen-based and carbon-neutral future," it said.
GAIL started injection of grey hydrogen at the city gate station (CGS), Indore. "This grey hydrogen would subsequently be replaced by green hydrogen," it said.
Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water by electrolysis with electricity from renewable energy sources.
GAIL said it has also engaged domain experts to carry out the impact assessment of blending hydrogen in natural gas.
"GAIL has always been committed to the growth of a gas-based economy in India and to India's vision of a greener and cleaner environment. As our country is moving forward with the ambitious goal of achieving a carbon-neutral and self-reliant future, this project is a significant step in that direction," the statement said.
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