Essar Energy Transition kicks off construction at second hydrogen plant in the UK

In India, BQ Prime reported that Essar Energy Transition Hydrogen, earlier known as Vertex Hydrogen, has started construction work at the second hydrogen plant in the U.K.

The plant will have a peak power generation capacity of 1,000 megawatts and will produce 230,000 tons of low-carbon hydrogen, the company said.

“We are delighted to be an anchor customer for the EET Hydrogen business as we develop and implement a number of sector-leading hydrogen use cases and decarbonize our operations and manufacturing processes,” said Deepak Maheshwari, chief executive officer of Essar Oil U.K.

The first project, dubbed HPP1, completed front-end engineering and design in September 2021, according to the report.

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