The country’s first hydrogen fuel plant was inaugurated on Wednesday at the Tata Motors Company campus in Jamshedpur. Spread over approximately seven acres, this plant is a 50:50 joint venture between Tata Cummins, Tata Motors and America-based Cummins Inc. Cummins and TML have set up a new business entity called TCPL Green Energy Solutions Private Limited (GES), a wholly owned subsidiary under the joint venture.
The agreement was signed on 25 August 2023
The Jharkhand government had signed an agreement with TCPL Green Energy Solutions Private Limited (TCPL GES) to set up a hydrogen fuel project on August 25, 2023. To be set up with an investment of approximately Rs 354.28 crore, this plant will have the capacity to manufacture more than 4,000 hydrogen internal combustion engines, fuel agnostic engines and more than 10,000 battery systems.
The company aims to achieve zero emissions in commercial vehicles by 2045. The company is committed to providing cargo and emission free and commercially viable solutions to its customers.
Girish Wagh, Executive Director, Tata Motors
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- Will have fuel agnostic engines and capacity to build more than 10,000 battery systems
These people were present in the program
On this occasion, Girish Wagh, Executive Director, Tata Motors, Anjali Pandey, COO, Cummins Group in India, Ajay Patil, CFO, Cummins Group, Nitin Giraffe, Head of Engine Business Unit, Cummins India, Vishal Badshah, Vice President, Tata Motors. , Plant Head Ravindra Kulkarni, Cummins Jamshedpur Plant Head Ramphal Nehra, TCPL GES Plant Head Manvi Mishra, Tata Motors HR Head Mohan Ganta, Tata Motors Workers Union General Secretary RK Singh, Tata Cummins Employees Union Diptendu Chakraborty, General Secretary Sumit Kumar. Were present. During this time, the guests who came to the company premises also planted saplings.
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Target to achieve zero emissions by 2045: Girish Wagh
On the occasion, Tata Motors Executive Director Girish Wagh said that the company aims to achieve zero emissions in commercial vehicles by 2045. The company is committed to providing cargo and emission free and commercially viable solutions to its customers.
Our emphasis is always on bringing the right technology: Managing Director
Ashwath Ram, Managing Director of Cummins Group in India, said that Cummins always believes in bringing in the right technology. Our commitment to manufacturing advanced low- to zero-emission technology products advances decarbonization. Tata Motors and Cummins have a strong 30-year partnership in India through their joint venture Tata Cummins Private Limited (TCPL). TCPL GES, a subsidiary of TCPL, was formed in March 2023 to collaborate on the design and development of low- and zero-emission propulsion technology solutions for commercial vehicles in India.
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Importance of the project
The Indian government is encouraging the use of green hydrogen as a fuel in the transportation sector, so that the consumption of fossil fuels like petrol or diesel can be reduced. The government aims to make India carbon neutral by 2070 in which green hydrogen will play a major role.