GREATER NOIDA, Oct. 29 -- Hydrogen-powered buses operated by the National Thermal Power Corporation's (NTPC) will soon ferry passengers between Noida, Greater Noida, and the upcoming Noida International Airport in Jewar, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) announced on Tuesday.

The service - under which four 45-seater luxury air-conditioned buses will run under a three-year pilot project - will be the first hydrogen fuel-based public transport initiative in the National Capital Region, officials said. To be sure, NTPC already operates a hydrogen bus initiative in Leh-Ladakh.

Yeida CEO and Noida International Airport Ltd chief executive RK Singh said the first two buses are ready, with the remaining two expecte...