- Guidelines have been released by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGNM).
- NGNM was launched in 2023, to facilitate demand creation, production, utilization, and export of Green Hydrogen.
- Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme (SIGHT) and Green Hydrogen Hubs are its sub-components.
- Key Features
- Implementing agencies will be nominated by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
- Scheme will be implemented till 2025-26 (total budgetary outlay of Rs. 496 Crores).
- Key Objectives of the Scheme
- Validate technical feasibility and performance of Green Hydrogen operated vehicles, along with economic viability.
- Support Green Hydrogen as fuel in buses, trucks and four wheeler vehicles.
- Need of Promoting Green Hydrogen in Transport sector:
- Decarbonization, transport sector accounts for 18% of country’s carbon emissions.
- Reduced dependence on fossil fuel.
- Fulfil Panchamrit commitment, net zero emission by 2070.
- Key Challenges:
- Lack of an existing clean hydrogen value chain such as hydrogen production plants, refuelling stations, storage facilities.
- Retrofitting of vehicles
- Lack of Research and Development
- Lack of international standards and regulations
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