NTPC arm buying hydrogen buses for Delhi, Leh
NEW DELHI: Soon Delhi and Leh will have one thing in common: buses running on hydrogen. State-run generation utility NTPC’s power trading arm on Monday floated a tender for deploying hydrogen fuel cell buses in the national capital and the country’s youngest Union territory.
This is the first time anywhere in the world that buses using hydrogen will be used at extreme altitude and temperature prevailing in Leh. The seat of Ladakh administration is situated at an elevation of 11,500 feet and experiences temperature of -20 degrees in winter.
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) is the second company planning to introduce hydrogen buses in Delhi after the country’s flagship refiner and fuel retailer IndianOil. The company last week placed orders for 15 hydrogen fuel cell buses for Delhi with Tata Motors.
