Hydrogen for gas and coal plants - First auction

JPY 234 billion/yr (Japanese yen) (USD 1.5 billion/yr) awarded to five coal plants (770 MW of capacity) to cofire ammonia (at 20% volume) and one gas plant (55 MW) to co-fire hydrogen (at 10%). OPEX support granted for 20 years. The auction was open for 12 months April 2023-March 2024. The total capacity awarded was 9.77 GW, which included 5.76 GW of gas generation which is subject to gradual change to cleaner energy sources. The auction targeted 1 GW of generation from ammonia and hydrogen

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