{"id":170805,"date":"2025-03-06T15:07:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T09:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=170805"},"modified":"2025-03-06T15:07:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T09:37:47","slug":"indias-leadership-in-green-hydrogen-game-changer-in-energy-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/indias-leadership-in-green-hydrogen-game-changer-in-energy-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Leadership in Green Hydrogen: Game-Changer in Energy Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Shri Pralhad Joshi, reaffirmed India&#8217;s commitment to becoming a global leader in the production and use of green hydrogen. While inaugurating India&#8217;s first fleet of hydrogen-powered truck trials in New Delhi, he stressed the significant role of the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) in promoting energy independence and reducing carbon emissions. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, India has outlined ambitious targets to spearhead the green energy transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Launched with a budget of \u20b919,744 crore to encourage the production, storage, and use of hydrogen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 India has already allocated 4,12,000 TPA for Green Hydrogen production capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Approved an annual manufacturing capacity of 3 GW for electrolysers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Released 88 safety and scalability standards to facilitate hydrogen adoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Initiated seven pilot projects in the transportation, shipping, steel, and storage sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2030 Green Hydrogen Targets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Produce 5 million metric tons (MMT) of Green Hydrogen each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Set up 60-100 GW of electrolyser capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Increase renewable energy capacity for hydrogen production by 125 GW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Cut down 50 million metric tons of CO\u2082 emissions every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Save \u20b91 lakh crore on fossil fuel imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Draw in \u20b98 lakh crore in investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hydrogen-Powered Truck Trials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marks a major shift in India\u2019s mobility sector, reducing fossil fuel dependence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India is the third-largest oil consumer and fourth-largest crude oil importer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first batch of three hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks will operate on:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faridabad\u2013Delhi NCR route.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ahmedabad\u2013Surat\u2013Vadodara route.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) is setting up hydrogen refueling stations in,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faridabad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vadodara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pune<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Balasore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Shri Pralhad Joshi, reaffirmed India&#8217;s commitment to becoming a global leader in the production and use of green hydrogen. 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