Guwahati, Sept 11: Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Wednesday announced that a hydrogen plant will be set up in Golaghat district of Assam, boosting Assam’s infrastructure and green energy initiatives. This will be the country’s second hydrogen project.
“A big industry is coming up in Numaligarh; a hydrogen plant. Currently, most vehicles run on oil or ethanol, but hydrogen is emerging as a clean alternative fuel”, CM Sarma said while speaking to media persons in Numaligarh.
Describing the development as a “huge milestone” for the state, the CM informed that the project is already underway with tenders now being finalised.
CM Sarma also reviewed the preparations in Numaligarh ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Numaligarh on September 14.
Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to inaugurate India’s first bio-ethanol refinery at the site, built at a cost of Rs 7,200 crore. Marking a technological milestone in the country’s renewable energy sector, the bio-ethanol refinery will convert bamboo into ethanol while generating multiple by-products.
“Earlier, bamboo was seen as wild. But under PM Modi’s leadership, we have explored its commercial potential in the global market,” Sarma added. Following the inauguration, Modi will address a public rally at Tanker Field, where nearly one lakh people are expected. The Prime Minster will also lay the foundation stone for NRL’s ambitious Rs 7,000-crore polypropylene project, conceptualized during Advantage Assam 2.0.
