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Maruti Suzuki Launches First Green Hydrogen Plant at Manesar Facility
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News18•24-09-2026, 12:30
Maruti Suzuki Launches First Green Hydrogen Plant at Manesar Facility
- •Maruti Suzuki India Limited commissioned a 300 kW green hydrogen electrolyzer plant at its Manesar facility, marking a significant step towards reducing its carbon footprint.
- •The initiative aligns with the Government of India’s Green Hydrogen Mission and aims to cut manufacturing carbon emissions from 6,15,000 tonnes to 2,66,000 tonnes by FY 2030-31.
- •Learnings from this pilot project will inform the scaling up of green hydrogen technology across Maruti Suzuki's manufacturing facilities in Haryana and Gujarat.
- •The plant maximizes solar energy utilization by converting unutilized solar power generated during holidays into green hydrogen for manufacturing operations.
- •Maruti Suzuki is also advancing other green energy solutions, including solar power plants, a 10-tonnes-per-day biogas plant at Kharkhoda, and integrating compressed biogas (CBG) as process fuel.
Key Questions Answered
Maruti Suzuki commissioned a 300 kW green hydrogen electrolyzer plant as a pilot initiative at its Manesar facility in Haryana.
The plant maximizes the use of solar energy generated at the Manesar facility by utilizing unutilized solar power produced during facility holidays to generate green hydrogen, which is then stored and used in manufacturing operations.
Maruti Suzuki aspires to reduce its carbon footprint in manufacturing operations from the present 6,15,000 tonnes down to 2,66,000 tonnes in FY 2030-31 through multiple clean technologies.
