V.O. Chidambaranar Port in Thoothukudi is completing port-readiness processes, statutory requirements and trial bunkering ahead of the commercial launch of India's first dedicated green methanol bunkering hub by the end of November 2026. The facility, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 11 October, has 1,500 cubic metres of storage across two tanks and a 2.8-km stainless-steel pipeline to the jetty. It was developed under the National Green Hydrogen Mission with ₹35.34 crore allocated by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
VOC Port Nears Commercial Launch of India's First Green Methanol Bunkering Hub by End-November
V.O. Chidambaranar Port in Thoothukudi is completing port-readiness processes, statutory requirements and trial bunkering ahead of the commercial launch of India's first dedicated green methanol bunkering hub by the end of November 2026. The facility, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 11 October, has 1,500 cubic metres of storage across two tanks and a 2.8-km stainless-steel pipeline to the jetty. It was developed under the National Green Hydrogen Mission with ₹35.34 crore allocated by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
