Welspun Corp Ltd. (WCL) and Tata Steel Ltd. have signed an MoU to jointly work towards developing the framework for and subsequently manufacturing Green Pipes for the transportation of pure hydrogen and hydrogen blended with natural gas.
The Green Energy Strategic Partnership between Welspun Corp Ltd. and Tata Steel Ltd. is touted to assess the suitability of a variety of pipes manufactured by WCL for the transportation of the fuel of the future, which will aid in mitigating climate change-led issues and build a secure future for posterity. Hydrogen will play a significant role in decarbonising the world’s energy supply.
Welspun Corp Ltd. has a goal of achieving Carbon Neutrality by the year 2040 across all its operations. In its pursuit of becoming a benchmark in CO2 emissions, Tata Steel India has taken a target to achieve CO2 emission intensity of <1.8 tonne of CO2 per tonne of crude steel by 2030.
The Green Energy Strategic Partnership between Welspun Corp Ltd. and Tata Steel Ltd. is synchronous with the GOI’s green hydrogen policy, promising cheaper renewable power, fee waiver for inter-state power transmission for 25 years for projects commissioned before June 2025, land in renewable energy parks, and manufacturing zones to help local industries limit the use of fossil fuels.
Rajeev Singhal, Vice President of Marketing and Sales (Flat Products), Tata Steel Limited (TSL) said, “The Green Energy Strategic partnership with WCL will enable us to jointly develop steel for safe transportation of hydrogen gas which is a critical requirement for adoption of hydrogen fuel in line with GoI’s National Hydrogen Mission,”