Major Ports Implement Green Initiatives To Cut Carbon Emissions
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways has introduced the HaritSagar Green Port Guidelines, focusing on sustainable development and carbon footprint reduction across India’s major ports. Key initiatives include increasing renewable energy use, electrifying port equipment, deploying alternative fuel-based port crafts, and establishing facilities for EV charging, LNG bunkering, and hydrogen bunkering.
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways has introduced the HaritSagar Green Port Guidelines, focusing on sustainable development and carbon footprint reduction across India’s major ports. Key initiatives include increasing renewable energy use, electrifying port equipment, deploying alternative fuel-based port crafts, and establishing facilities for EV charging, LNG bunkering, and hydrogen bunkering.
Major ports are currently establishing a 2023 carbon emission baseline, with a goal to measure CO2 reduction per ton of cargo. Over the past five years, efforts have included electrifying port equipment, enabling ship-to-shore power for port crafts, and boosting renewable energy through solar and wind power generation.
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal shared this update during a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
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