• Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
• Launched in 2023, with an outlay of ₹ 19,744 crore
• Phase I (2022-23 to 2025-26) and Phase II (2026-27 to 2029-30)
• To make India a Global Hub for production, usage and export
• Development of Green Hydrogen Hubs (for e.g., 3 ports namely Deendayal (Kandla, Gujarat), Paradip (Odisha) and V.O. Chidambaranar (Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu)
• Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme
• Scheme Implementation agency (SIA): National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE)
• SIA will identify test facilities, issue a call for proposals (CfP) in consultation with MNRE, and evaluate the proposals by a Project Appraisal Committee (PAC). PAC will recommend agencies to MNRE for sanctions, and SIA will issue a letter of award to the Executing Agency (EA).
• Funding and Disbursement: MNRE will fund up to 100% of the capital cost for government entities and 70% for non-government entities.

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• GAIL Limited started India’s maiden project of blending Hydrogen in City Gas Distribution grid in Indore (Madhya Pradesh).

• NTPC Limited has initiated blending of Green Hydrogen up to 8% in PNG Network at NTPC Surat (Gujarat).

• Hydrogen based Fuel-Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) Buses in Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) and Leh by NTPC.

• Oil India Limited has developed a 60-kW capacity hydrogen fuel cell bus. </aside>

• Green Hydrogen (GH2)

  • Green Hydrogen Production: Produced by splitting water molecules using electricity from renewable sources.
  • Green Hydrogen Source: Can also be produced from biomass through gasification.
  • Green Hydrogen Applications: Used in fuel cell vehicles, aviation, maritime, industry, and power generation.