The Himachal Pradesh government signed a Memorandum of Commitment (MoC) with Chandigarh based Spray Engineering Devices Ltd. to establish India's first Rs.1400 crore integrated manufacturing facility of API, Green Hydrogen and 2G Ethanol in Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN), Solan district, on March 5.
According to the official statement, this integrated manufacturing facility will create employment for 1000 youth. The project will initially require 30 MW green hydrogen in its first phase, with the demand expected to rise to 50 MW in the future.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, said that the state government is committed to making Himachal Pradesh a green energy state by March, 2026. He urged the company to complete the project within a period of one year.
He further shared that a 1 MW Green Hydrogen plant is being set up in collaboration with Oil India Ltd at Nalagarh in Solan district.
The MoC was signed by Yunus, Director of Industries, on behalf of the state government and Vivek Verma, Managing Director, on behalf of the company. Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan, MLA Sanjay Awasthy, Advisor and other officers also attended the event.
