India is building what it describes as its first port-based e-methanol plant at Kandla in Gujarat to produce low-carbon fuel for ships. The project is valued at around Rs 2,300 crore and is being developed by the Deendayal Port Authority along with Assam Petro-Chemicals Ltd, according to reporting.
The plant is designed to produce 150 tonnes per day of e-methanol. An initial unit of 50 tonnes per day is expected to be completed by January 2027, with further expansion planned afterward. Sources add that additional capacity will be developed at an extra cost of about Rs 1,100 crore.
Across the available accounts, the core details are the same: location at Kandla port, the “first port-based” framing for India, the focus on marine fuel supply, the overall project cost, and staged capacity expansion toward 150 tonnes per day. No conflicting figures or timelines are presented in the provided excerpts.
