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INFRASTRUCTURE In line with the National Hydrogen Mission, GAIL (India) Limited has
GAIL TO SET UP ONE OF INDIA’S LARGEST PEM-BASED
GREEN HYDROGEN PROJECT

awarded a contract to set up one of the largest Proton Exchange
Membrane (PEM) Electrolyser in India. The project would be
installed at GAIL’s Vijaipur Complex, in Guna District of Madhya
Pradesh, and would be based on renewable power.
The Project has been designed to produce around 4.3 Metric Tons
of Hydrogen per day (approx. 10 MW capacity) with a purity of
about 99.999 Volume %. It is scheduled to be commissioned by
November 2023. In line with the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, the
project has been awarded to a vendor having domestic value (CGD) company operating in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Till date,
addition of more than 50 per cent. Earlier, in January this year, GAIL has been successful in blending upto 2% (v/v) hydrogen
GAIL had commenced India’s first-of-it’s-kind project of mixing in natural gas in the CGD network.These initiatives reflect GAil’s
Hydrogen into Natural Gas system. Hydrogen blended Natural Gas commitment to support a gas-based economy and to contribute
is being supplied to one of GAIL’s Joint Venture (JV) company with towards India’s vision of a greener, cleaner, carbon-neutral and
HPCL- Avantika Gas Limited· (AGL), which is a City Gas Distribution self-reliant future.

IRB INFRA SPV GETS APPOINTED DATE FROM NHAI ensure safe and comfortable travel experience for commuters.”
FOR PATHANKOT MANDI HAM PROJECT IN HIMACHAL Key highlights of the Project are as under:
PRADESH • The project is Rehabilitation & Upgradation to Four Lane
The Pathankot Mandi Highway Pvt. Ltd., an SPV of IRB Infrastructure configuration & strengthening of Punjab/Himachal Pradesh
Developers Ltd. has received an Appointed Date May 18, 2022 Border to Mo stretch of 28.700 Kms
from the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). • Project cost outlay is `828 crore
With this the Company is now set to commence construction • The concession will comprise 730 days for construction and
activity on the project soon.Commenting on the development, 15 years Operations & Maintenance rights thereafter.
Spokesperson, IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd. said, “Getting To re-iterate, the Company had recently achieved financial
appointed date is a step forward to meet deadlines with quality closure for the project and had tied up finances of `373 crore
construction and ensuring revenue flows as envisaged. In line with from lenders. The Company will infuse equity of `124 crore and
our execution capacities, we are confident of timely completion balance `331 crore will come as financial support from the nodal
of the project with world class quality and high safety standards to agency NHAI.

NHIDCL SIGNS MOU WITH IIT-ROORKEE FOR SHARING National Master Plan launched recently. The NHIDCL promotes
KNOWLEDGE ON INNOVATIVE IDEAS, TECHNOLOGY IN surveys, designs, establishes, builds, maintains, operates and
HIGHWAY ENGINEERING upgrades NHs and Strategic Roads including interconnecting
An MoU was signed between the National Highways Infrastructure roads in parts of India, which share international boundaries with
Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and the Indian neighbouring nations including the Union Territories of Jammu &
Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee for sharing knowledge on Kashmir, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ladakh and the states
innovative ideas as well as technologies in the field of highway of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim as well as
engineering. This MoU’s purpose, according to the Ministry of Road the seven northeastern states. IIT-Roorkee is known to be a hub of
Transport and Highways, is to establish the basis of collaboration technology development and knowledge creation that prioritizes
between both the parties such that the NHIDCL and IIT-Roorkee the frontier areas of national as well as global importance to
can take up various activities that are of common interest such improve the life of every citizen of the country.
as sharing knowledge on innovative ideas, technologies in According to the ministry, both NHIDCL and IIT-Roorkee are India’s
highway engineering, as well as other infra, works as per mutually leading premier national organizations in their respective fields
agreed terms and conditions. According to the ministry, the and are desirous of working with each other to work as a team in
MoU offers a formal basis for initiating interaction between the order to achieve national objectives, undertaken with their best
highway corporation and IIT-Roorkee and will play a major role in abilities and mutual cooperation with the intent of helping one
realizing the aims and objectives of the government’s GatiShakti, another.

GR INFRA SUBSIDIARY SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH NHAI of NH-71 from Madanapalli to Pileru in Andhra Pradesh under
WORTH `1,577 CRORE the ‘Bharatmala Pariyojna’ project, reports stated. Further, it
G R Infraprojects Limited’s wholly-owned subsidiary GR stated that the length of the road is 55.900 km. The project is
Madanapalli Pileru Highway has signed an agreement with the to be completed under hybrid annuity mode. The company is
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for a road project worth expected to complete the project within 730 days from the date
`1,577 crore. of appointment. The project will be operational for a period of 15
The scope of the project includes the construction of four-laning years from the commercial operation date.

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