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ADB and Japan to finance a green ammonia conversion project
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1.1 million tonnes of green ammonia a year: the National Green Hydrogen Mission facts GS-III must cover
ADB and Japan will fund conversion of an ammonia-urea plant to produce about 1.1 million tonnes a year of green ammonia.
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The Asian Development Bank and Japan will finance AM Green Ammonia's project to convert a former ammonia and urea plant from natural-gas feedstock to renewable-powered green ammonia.
The converted plant is meant to produce about 1.1 million tonnes a year.
The project fits India's push under the National Green Hydrogen Mission to build a domestic green hydrogen and ammonia industry.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
Key facts
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- ADB and Japan will finance AM Green Ammonia's project to convert a former ammonia-urea plant to green ammonia.
- The converted plant is meant to produce about 1.1 million tonnes of green ammonia a year.
- The plant switches from natural-gas feedstock to renewable-powered production.
- National Green Hydrogen Mission was approved by the Union Cabinet in January 2023.
- The Mission's nodal ministry is the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
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How the exam will ask it
Prelims
- Green ammonia is made from green hydrogen (produced by electrolysis of water using renewable power) combined with nitrogen from air.
- The National Green Hydrogen Mission, approved in January 2023, is nodally administered by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
- Conventional ammonia is produced from natural-gas feedstock (grey ammonia), which emits carbon dioxide.
- The Asian Development Bank is a multilateral development bank headquartered in Manila.
Mains
GS-III (Energy, Environment): Fertiliser and industrial ammonia depend on imported natural gas and emit heavily, so the National Green Hydrogen Mission seeks to build a domestic green hydrogen and ammonia industry. Multilateral and Japanese finance for converting existing plants shows how brownfield conversion can cut emissions and import dependence. The way forward lies in cheaper renewable power and electrolysers, assured demand from fertiliser and shipping, and transmission and water availability.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
With reference to the National Green Hydrogen Mission of India, consider the following statements:
- It was approved by the Union Cabinet in January 2023.
- Its nodal ministry is the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: A — The correct answer is 1 only. The Mission was approved in January 2023, but its nodal ministry is the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
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