National Green Hydrogen Mission: UPSC Daily Important Topic |9 January 2023

UPSC IMP TOPIC

National Green Hydrogen Mission

• The National Green Hydrogen Mission was first announced by the Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech in 2021.

• The initial outlay includes

◦ ₹17,490 crore for the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme (SIGHT);

◦ ₹1,466 crore for pilot projects;

◦ ₹400 crore for research and development; and

◦ ₹388 crore for other mission components.

• Objectives –

✅The mission has a stated aim of making India a global hub for the production of green hydrogen.

✅• The mission is also aimed at

1 Creation of export opportunities for green hydrogen and its derivatives

2 Decarbonisation of the energy sector and use in mobility applications in a bid to lower the dependence on fossil fuels

3 .Development of indigenous manufacturing capacities.

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