Charotar Gas Cooperative Society Ltd, a gas cooperative situated in Anand, is making a significant step towards green hydrogen generation and retailing from the soil of dairy cooperative behemoth Amul as part of India's grassroots energy transformation.

With assistance from the innovation and incubation organisation iCreate and as part of the Government of India's Hydrogen Valley Project, Charotar Gas, India's first and only city gas distribution (CGD) player from the cooperative sector, is creating a solar energy-based green hydrogen project.

“The ₹18-crore green hydrogen facility will come up at Kanajari village in Anand district. We were the only CGD player to be eligible for the grant from the government for this project. Besides having iCreate, we have also roped in Sardar Patel University for their guidance in the project. In line with objectives, we will set up generation, storage, transportation and retailing infrastructure for green hydrogen. Our model retail outlet will come up shortly in Vallabh Vidyanagar,” said Dharmendra Patel, Chairman, Charotar Gas.

Patel claims this will be Gujarat’s first green hydrogen project and will be commissioned in the next 1-1.5 years. “There is a long wait for electrolysers supply,” he said, explaining the long duration required for commissioning.