India's First Port-Based E-Methanol Production Facility to Produce and Supply Green Fuel to Ships
- Deendayal Port Authority and Assam Petro-Chemicals laid the foundation stone for a 150-tonnes-per-day e-methanol plant in Gandhidham, Gujarat, costing about ₹2,300 crore.
- The facility aims to supply cleaner marine fuel and support Kandla Port’s development as a green-fuel and bunkering hub.
- The project is expected to create more than 3,500 direct and indirect jobs.
- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said the project would strengthen Kandla’s role in India’s green-energy transition.
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India's first port-based e-methanol production facility to produce and supply green fuel to ships
Phase I of the project will add 50 tonnes per day of capacity at an investment of Rs 1,200 crore, targeted for completion by January 2027, followed by Phase II, which will add a further 100 tonnes per day at an investment of Rs 1,100 crore, targeted for March 2027 — taking the total investment to Rs 2,300 crore.
Deendayal Port Authority, Assam Petro-Chemicals lay foundation stone for ₹2,300-crore e-methanol plant in Gujarat
The ₹2,300-crore project is aimed at supplying cleaner fuel to the maritime sector and is part of the port’s plan to develop itself as a green-fuel and bunkering hub
Foundation Stone of 150 TPD E-Methanol Plant to Be Laid on Sept 26 at Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla, in association with Assam Petro-Chemicals Limited (APCL), will organise the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the 150 TPD e-Methanol Plant on September 26, 2026 at DPA Exhibition Ground, Gandhidham, Gujarat. India News | Foundation Stone of 150 TPD E-Methanol Plant to Be Laid on Sept 26 at Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla.
India Lays Foundation for First Port-Based e-methanol Plant at Kandla - Cargo Insights
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma have laid the foundation stone for India’s first port-based e-methanol plant at Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla. India has taken a major step towards becoming a green energy exporter with the laying of the foundation stone for the country’s [...]
According to an official statement, this plant with a capacity of 150 tonnes per day will produce e-methanol using renewable energy, water and carbon dioxide obtained from biological sources.
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