Lok Sabha Question No. 5663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: Development of Green Ports and Maritime Infrastructure
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Damodar Agrawal, Shri Janardan Mishra, Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5663

ANSWERED ON 27.03.2026

## DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN PORTS AND MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE.

5663 . SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL: SHRI CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA: SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state:

## पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

(a) the impact of the "Harit Sagar" Green Port Guidelines on reducing the carbon intensity of major ports per tonne of cargo handled during the last two years; (b) the  progress  made  under  the  Green  Tug  Transition  Programme  (GTTP)  in replacing conventional diesel-powered harbor tugs with hybrid and electric alternatives; (c) the  latest  details  of  the  ports  including  the  three  major  ports-  Deendayal, Paradip, and V.O. Chidambaranarbeing developed as dedicated Green Hydrogen/Ammonia hubs under the National Green Hydrogen Mission; (d) the  status  of  the  "Shore-to-Ship  Power"  (S2SP)  facilities  at  major  ports, including Mangaluru and the mandatory targets set for foreign and domestic vessels to use shore power while at berth; (e) the  incentives  provided  to  shipyards  for  becoming  compliant  with  the  Hong Kong Convention on environmentally sound ship recycling by 2026; and (f) whether  there  are  any  plans  to  include  Mangaluru  port  in  National  green

- hydrogen mission?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) to (b)     Major Ports have undertaken several initiatives such as implementation of  the  Green  Tug  Transition  Programme  (GTTP)  for  transition  from  conventional diesel-powered tugs to electric/hybrid tugs,  adoption of renewable energy at ports, electrification  of  port  equipment,  vehicles  and  railway  tracks,  deployment  of  zeroemission  trucks,  and  installation  of  Onshore  Power  Supply  system  under    "Harit Sagar"  Green  Port  Guidelines    which  resulted  in  reduction  of  carbon  intensity  at major ports.  Under GTTP, four Major Ports i.e. Deendayal Port, Jawaharlal Nehru

Port, Visakhapatnam Port and V.O. Chidambaranar Port have placed work order for electric tugs.

(c) to (f)   The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has recognised three Major  Ports  i.e.  Deendayal  Port  Authority  in  Gujarat,  Paradip  Port  Authority  in Odisha, and V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority in Tamil Nadu as Green Hydrogen Hubs to support the development of the green hydrogen ecosystem in the country under  National  Green  Hydrogen  Mission.  The  details  of  initiatives  taken  by  these ports to  be developed as Green Hydrogen Hubs are at Annexure .  All  major  ports are providing 'Shore to Ship Power' facilities to smaller Crafts like port crafts. Under the  Hong  Kong  International  Convention  for  the  Safe  and  Environmentally  Sound Recycling of Ships, incentives amounting to Rs. 53.39 Crore have been provided to 109 ship recycling yards through the Ferrous Scrap Development Fund (FSDF) upto 2026.

The  details  of  initiatives  taken  by  three  Major  Ports  for  developing  as  Green Hydrogen Hubs are as below:

## (i) Deendayal Port Authority:

-  Commissioned 1 MW electrolyser-based Green Hydrogen (GH2) plant.
-  Obtained the Port Readiness Level (PRL) of 6 (progressing to 7) for Kandla Port for bio methanol bunkering operations.
-  Allotted 3,400 acres of land to  developers for  development  of  Green Hydrogen/Green Ammonia Projects.
-  Deendayal Port has developed a jetty with capacity of 3.5 million tonne per annum which is also compatible for handling Green Ammonia at the Port.

## (ii) V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority:

-  Port  has  allotted  205.72  acres  of  land  for  the  development  of  Green Hydrogen/Green Ammonia Projects.
-  Port has commissioned a 10 Nm3 capacity pilot green hydrogen plant in April 2025.
-  Port is also developing a Green Methanol Bunkering Facility with a capacity of 2x750cubic meters.

## (iii) Paradip Port Authority:

Government has approved development of Green Hydrogen / GreenAmmonia handling  jetty  through  Public  Private  Partnership  mode  at  Paradip  Port Authority.  The  estimated  cost  of  the  project  is  Rs.  797.17  crore,  having  a cargo handling capacity of 4 million tonne per annum.

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