L&T Energy GreenTech Ltd (LTEG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has entered into an agreement with Japanese trading company ITOCHU Corp. to jointly develop and commercialise a 300 ktpa (kilotonnes per annum) green ammonia project at Kandla in Gujarat. Under the agreement, ITOCHU will offtake the green ammonia produced for bunkering applications in Singapore.
The partnership marks a significant step in advancing clean energy solutions for the maritime sector. As green ammonia emerges as a zero-emission alternative fuel for the maritime sector, ship owners and other stakeholders are increasingly exploring ammonia-fueled vessels. Ammonia bunkering facilities play a critical role in this transition by enabling the supply of ammonia to these vessels.
L&T had last year acquired a sizeable land parcel at Kandla for the development of green hydrogen and green ammonia projects. The latest collaboration supports LTEG’s strategic vision to establish a presence across the green energy value chain and complements ITOCHU’s initiatives to introduce low-carbon ammonia as a zero-emission marine fuel.
Commenting on the collaboration, Subramanian Sarma, Deputy Managing Director & President, L&T, said: “As the global energy landscape shifts decisively towards sustainability, L&T remains deeply committed to driving the clean energy transition through innovation, strategic partnerships, and engineering excellence. The partnership with ITOCHU reflects L&T’s larger vision of enabling a cleaner, greener future through sustainable business focus”.
Hiroyuki Tsubai, Executive Vice President, Member of the Board, President, Machinery Company of ITOCHU Corporation, said: “Through this joint development with one of the largest and most respected companies in India’s private sector, L&T Group, our initiatives to introduce low-carbon ammonia to the maritime sector as an alternative zero-emission fuel will be reinforced. With this collaboration, Kandla, located on the west coast of India, will become the principal production centre of green ammonia for ITOCHU’s bunkering operations in Singapore.”
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