ACME Group plans $1.4 bn green methanol plant in Odisha, inks agreement
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: ACME Group, one of India’s largest solar platforms, has signed an agreement to build a $1.4 billion, or about ₹12,422 crore, plant in Odisha that will produce 200,000 tonnes of green methanol to fuel ships, according to a top official at the company.
Anil Taparia, chief operating officer (COO) at ACME Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Business Unit, said in an interview that the agreement for the greenfield plant has been inked with Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Ltd (IPICOL). ACME is in talks with several global shipping lines to sign offtake agreements, with the green methanol project to be commissioned by 2029-30.
“We are setting up multiple green hydrogen and ammonia projects around Paradip and Gopalpur for both domestic and export purposes," Taparia said. ACME already has a green ammonia facility in Gopalpur, Odisha, which is operated through its joint venture with Japan-based IHI Corp.
The greenfield methanol project will be adjacent to another project for 2,200-tonne green ammonia, the company is setting up in Paradip in the state under the ₹19,000 crore National Green Hydrogen Mission. This comes amid growing demand for green methanol, a derivative of green hydrogen, as global marine fuel standards tighten, including the European Union's FuelEU Maritime Regulation and the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) targets.
This, in turn, has attracted investments from AM Green, Adani Group, Reliance Industries Ltd, ReNew and Indian Oil Corp., and NTPC Green Ltd in India’s green hydrogen space. The European Union's FuelEU Maritime Regulation and the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) call for net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in
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