NTPC REL to set up first green hydrogen mobility project in Ladakh

State-run power giant NTPC on Tuesday said its arm, NTPC REL, will set up the country’s first green Hydrogen Mobility project in Ladakh.

“NTPC REL, a 100 per cent subsidiary of NTPC, signed a MoU with the Union Territory of Ladakh, to set up the country’s first green Hydrogen Mobility project in the region,” a company statement said.

According to the statement, the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) was also marked with the inauguration of NTPC’s first solar installations in Leh in the form of solar trees and a solar carport.

The MoU will enable NTPC to help Ladakh develop a carbon-free economy based on renewable sources and green hydrogen.