Gas pipelines to soon be tested for hydrogen-carrying potential: IOCL chief

The company is also aiming to expand aviation gasolene exports to South East Asia

The country’s largest oil marketing company Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)'s natural gas pipelines would soon be tested for their ability to carry hydrogen, IOCL Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya told Business Standard.

"We want to be able to carry some amount of hydrogen spiked in the natural gas. For this purpose, an MOU has been signed with SNAM, who are the leaders in this business. They have gas pipelines across Europe," Vaidya told Business Standard in an interaction on the sidelines of the India Energy Week.

The push towards blending natural gas with hydrogen stems from the need to reduce