Reportedly, V. O. Chidambaranar Port has allocated Rs 418.6 billion for making it the green hydrogen-ammonia hub of the country. Currently, a pilot demonstration for the production of green hydrogen, storage and power generation using fuel cells is under progress and is expected to be completed by January 2025. Besides, the port is set to execute a green hydrogen pilot bunkering project that would demonstrate bunkering and refuelling capacities for green hydrogen and its derivatives.
Also, the port has taken measures to augment capacity after witnessing an increase in cargo handling. It handled a cargo volume of 29.7 million tonnes including 0.56 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers till December 19, 2024, an overall growth of 1.87 per cent and 6.74 per cent, respectively.