In India, Chemical Industry Digest reported that Toyo Engineering India successfully commissioned a green methanol plant with a daily production capacity of ten tons at NTPC’s Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station in Madhya Pradesh.
The facility marks a major step forward in India’s green energy ambitions by producing methanol using carbon dioxide captured from flue gases and green hydrogen generated through water electrolysis, according to the report.
The project utilizes Toyo Japan’s proprietary CO2-to-methanol synthesis technology, known as g-Methanol. NTPC captures carbon dioxide emissions from its thermal power plant and combines them with green hydrogen to produce clean methanol, offering a practical route toward decarbonizing industrial processes.
Initial green methanol production began on June 3, 2025, following close coordination between Toyo, NTPC, and other key stakeholders. According to Toyo Engineering, this is India’s first successful demonstration of methanol production. The process uses carbon dioxide captured directly from thermal power plant emissions.