The Union Minister for Power and Housing and Urban Affairs inaugurated NTPC’s Green Hydrogen Mobility Project in Leh.
It includes a 1.7 MW in-situ solar plant, a green hydrogen filling station with 80 kg/day capacity, and five intra-city hydrogen buses.
Designed for high-altitude operations at 3,650 meters above sea level, the buses can travel 300 km on a single 25 kg hydrogen fill, with refuelling at 350 bar pressure.
Leveraging Ladakh’s high solar irradiance and low temperatures, the project enhances solar and green hydrogen production, aiming to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and improve energy self-sufficiency in the region.