Hindustan Zinc signs MoU to explore green hydrogen across mining operations

Hindustan Zinc Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Advantek Associates LLP and Aero Eagle Automobiles Private Limited to explore green hydrogen and clean energy solutions. The collaboration marks the first initiative in India's mining sector to formally evaluate hydrogen fuel applications at scale.

Hindustan Zinc Limited (BSE: 500188, NSE: HINDZINC), the world's largest integrated zinc producer and one of the top ten silver producers globally, announced on 22 June 2026 its MoU with Advantek Associates LLP and Aero Eagle Automobiles Private Limited. The partnership is focused on evaluating the feasibility of adopting green hydrogen and alternative clean energy solutions across Hindustan Zinc's extensive mining and refining operations based in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The disclosure was made under Regulation 30 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.

Under the terms of the MoU, the collaboration will assess hydrogen applications across a broad range of operational assets including underground mining equipment, heavy earth-moving machinery, surface vehicles and generators. The initiative will progress through feasibility studies, pilot projects and a phased deployment of green hydrogen solutions. Hindustan Zinc is positioning this partnership as foundational to its longer-term energy transition strategy, with the goal of reducing the carbon intensity of its mining and processing activities.

For Hindustan Zinc, which has publicly committed to science-based climate targets, the hydrogen MoU represents a concrete step toward decarbonising some of the hardest-to-abate segments of its operations. Heavy mining equipment and underground vehicles are difficult to electrify through conventional battery technology, making hydrogen an important potential solution. The collaboration with specialist partners Advantek and Aero Eagle brings technical depth to the feasibility process, and a successful pilot could serve as a replicable model for India's broader mining sector.

Key figure — First in India's mining sector to explore hydrogen fuel solutions