Kerala HVIC Foundation and Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) sign MoA for ₹8.7 crore hydrogen bus project

Key facts

• The Kerala HVIC Foundation and Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the procurement and operation of three hydrogen-powered buses.
• The project has a total outlay of ₹8.7 crore and is part of the Kerala Hydrogen Valley initiative.
• The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is supporting the development of Hydrogen Valley Innovation Clusters (HVIC) across India under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
• Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) is the state nodal agency for renewable energy and green hydrogen leading the Kerala HVIC initiative.
• The hydrogen valley is being developed in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram and includes initiatives such as hydrogen-powered water transport and biogenic hydrogen production.
• CIAL has commissioned South India’s first hydrogen refuelling station in collaboration with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to support the vehicles.