Archive · 11 Dec 2025
Avaada Group to Establish Green Hydrogen Unit
Avaada Group, a company that focuses on clean energy, has teamed up with GRIDCO and IIT-Bhubaneswar to create a special center in Odisha, India.
This center will be all about studying and developing green hydrogen, which is a clean energy source.
The center will look into how to use green hydrogen for storing energy, in industries, and for transportation.
Avaada Group will build a part of this center within their own production unit in Odisha and will support research programs.
GRIDCO will help with funding and making things happen, while IIT-Bhubaneswar will provide the land and research support.
The goal is to make Odisha a hub for new renewable energy technologies and help India move towards a cleaner future.
Avaada Group, GRIDCO, and IIT-Bhubaneswar have signed an MoU to establish a Centre of Excellence for green hydrogen in Odisha.
The CoE will focus on advanced studies of green hydrogen usage, including energy storage, industrial applications, and mobility.
Avaada Group will develop a dedicated facility within its production unit in Odisha and support R&D programs.
GRIDCO will act as the implementing agency, coordinating with MNRE and the Odisha government for funding and program execution.
IIT-Bhubaneswar will serve as the academic partner, providing land, research support, and institutional infrastructure.
- Who
- Avaada Group, GRIDCO, IIT-Bhubaneswar
- What
- Establishment of a Centre of Excellence for green hydrogen
- When
- Initial pact signed on Tuesday
- Where
- Odisha, India
- Why
- To advance studies and techno-economic viability of green hydrogen technologies
- Companies Involved
- Avaada Group, GRIDCO, IIT-Bhubaneswar
- Location
- Odisha, India
- Purpose
- Centre of Excellence for green hydrogen
- Focus Areas
- Energy storage, industrial applications, mobility
- Key Roles
- Avaada Group: Development and support, GRIDCO: Implementation, IIT-Bhubaneswar: Academic partner
- Administrative Oversight
- Principal Secretary, Energy Department, Government of Odisha
- Vision
- Accelerate transition to net-zero future