India Adopt GTTP Plan To Become Global Hub

Padmesh Prabhune
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal has announced the ‘Green Tug Transition Programme’ (GTTP) with an aim to make India a Global hub for building Green Ships.
Inaugurating India’s first National Centre of Excellence in Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) in Gurugram, Haryana, he said the programme will start with ‘Green Hybrid Tugs’, which will be powered by Green Hybrid Propulsion systems, and subsequently adopting non-fossil fuel solutions like (Methanol, Ammonia, Hydrogen).
The Minister said that the target has been set for the initial Green Tugs to start working in all major ports by 2025. At least, 50% of all the Tugs are likely to be converted into Green Tugs by 2030, which will considerably reduce emissions as the country moves towards achieving sustainable development, he added.
Announcing the launch of the GTTP, the union minister said that plans are afoot to make India by 2030, the ‘Global hub for building Green Ships’.
Shri Sonowal said that with India taking the presidency of G20, it gives him immense pleasure to announce these initiatives as a major endeavour of the government towards a cleaner, greener environment. He said, “Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, we have been working towards strengthening our efforts towards building self reliance in Green Ship Building as well as installation of green solutions in all possible areas under the Ministry’s purview.
“We hope to become the global hub of Green Ship Building by 2030 as we witness tremendous business potential in it, and yet remain completely dedicated towards building a greener world.”

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