Kandla Port Aims to Become Major Centre for Green Fuels and Shipping

Deendayal Port Authority is working to turn Kandla into a key hub for green fuels, green shipping, shipbuilding, and maritime decarbonisation. The port authority stated that it wants to build a platform where global technology, money, and expertise can meet India's green maritime goals. This announcement follows the recent Kandla Forum 2026, which focused on anchoring maritime decarbonisation and brought together various domestic and international groups. DPA noted that these steps help push forward India's goal of reaching Net Zero by the year 2070.

Forum Details

The recent event drew global delegations from 62 Hydrogen Council member companies. These participants included equipment and electrolyser makers, energy and industrial gas firms, engineering and EPC businesses, mobility makers, shipping groups, classification entities, and project finance groups. Indian developers, manufacturers, offtakers, and financial institutions also attended the gathering.

Infrastructure Plans

Sushil Kumar Singh, IRSME, Chairman of DPA, shared details about current and future green-energy infrastructure at the port. He talked about how much land, water, and power are available, along with plans for green hydrogen and derivative facilities and methanol bunkering. He invited industry leaders around the world to partner with Kandla in its green transformation. DPA already runs a 1 megawatt green hydrogen plant and is building more hydrogen facilities. The port also finished India's first methanol bunkering trial and serves as an anchor port in India-Europe green shipping corridor studies.

Context

Ports across the world are changing the way they operate to reduce carbon emissions and support clean energy sources like green hydrogen. These upgrades require large investments in new power supplies, water systems, and fuel storage facilities to handle alternative marine fuels safely. Such projects form a key part of national plans to cut down greenhouse gases over the coming decades.