(ET)
India has set a deadline of 2035 to establish green hydrogen bunkering and refuelling facilities at major ports in the drive to cut its carbon footprint, the shipping ministry said in guidelines issued on Wednesday.
One of the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, India aims to cut emissions to net zero by 2070, and the shipping minister said three of its ports would initially have bunker facilities for green hydrogen and ammonia. “Our target is to cover all 12 major parts with a green hydrogen bunkering facility by 2035,” Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
The initial ports in the effort are to be Paradip in the east, Kandla in the west, and Tuticorin in the south.
“Financing required to turn these ports into green ports is under consideration,” Sonowal added.
More than 200 ports dot India’s coastline, which stretches 7,500 km (4,660 miles), in addition to the 12 major ones, all together accounting for 95% of its trade by volume and 65% by value.
