New Delhi: Thermax on Monday announced a collaboration with Ankur Scientific, a bioenergy and waste-to-energy solutions company, to establish India’s first green methanol production facility at Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla, Gujarat. The company said the project combines Thermax’s experience in fuel and chemical processing with Ankur Scientific’s biomass gasification technology.
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India’s shipping industry, which contributes around three percent of total national emissions, is a major fuel consumer and is projected to need 37,000 tonnes of methanol by 2030, the statement said.
The planned facility will have a production capacity of 18,000 tonnes and is expected to meet nearly half of that demand. Thermax said the project will offer a scalable, low-emission alternative that can support self-reliance while cutting import dependence.
Spread over about one acre inside the port premises, the plant is being designed as a modular integrated unit. It is expected to produce around 5 tonnes of green methanol per day.
The output is planned to meet ASTM grade international quality standards with purity above 99.9 percent, and the plant will carry certification confirming conformity to EU green Bio-Methanol standards, the company said.
The methanol produced at the plant will be used as a cleaner fuel for shipping, supporting efforts to move away from fossil fuels. The project also fits the ministry’s push for sustainable alternatives in hard-to-abate sectors such as maritime, and DPA is among the first ports in India to take up such an initiative, the statement added.
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Sushil Kumar Singh, IRSME Chairperson at Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), said, "This project is a significant step towards enabling sustainable solutions in the maritime sector, while reinforcing our commitment to future-ready, environmentally responsible port operations.."
Ankur Jain, Managing Director of Ankur Scientific, said the initiative underlines the role of biomass-based technologies in producing clean fuels at scale and supports India’s shift towards sustainable energy.
