Overarching Objective
“To make India the Global Hub for production, usage and export of Green Hydrogen and its
derivatives. This will contribute to India’s aim to become Aatmanirbhar through clean energy and
serve as an inspiration for the global Clean Energy Transition. The Mission will lead to
significant decarbonisation of the economy, reduced dependence on fossil fuel imports, and
enable India to assume technology and market leadership in Green Hydrogen.”
Demand Creation
- Exports: Mission will facilitate export opportunities through
supportive policies and strategic partnerships.
- Domestic Demand: The Government of India will specify a
minimum share of consumption of green hydrogen or its derivative products such as green
ammonia, green methanol etc. by designated consumers as energy or feedstock. The year wise
trajectory of such minimum share of consumption will be decided by the Empowered Group (EG).
- Competitive Bidding: Demand aggregation and procurement of
green hydrogen and green ammonia through the competitive bidding route will be undertaken.
- Certification framework: MNRE will also develop a suitable
regulatory framework for certification of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives as having been
produced from RE sources.
Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen
Transition (SIGHT)
- In the initial stage, two distinct financial incentive mechanisms proposed with
an outlay of ₹ 17,490 crore up to 2029-30:
- o Incentive for manufacturing of electrolysers
- o Incentive for production of green hydrogen.
- Depending upon the markets and technology development, specific incentive
schemes and programmes will continue to evolve as the Mission progresses.
- o To ensure quality and performance of equipment, the eligibility criteria for
participation in competitive bidding for procurement of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives
will specify that the project must utilize equipment approved by Government of India as per
specified quality and performance criteria.
Pilot Projects
- Outlay of ₹ 455 crore up to 2029-30 for low carbon steel
projects
- Outlay of ₹ 496 crore up to 2025-26 for mobility pilot
projects
- Outlay of ₹ 115 crore up to 2025-26 for shipping pilot
projects.
- Other target areas include: decentralized energy applications, hydrogen
production from biomass, hydrogen storage technologies, etc.
Green Hydrogen Hubs
- The Mission will identify and develop regions capable of supporting large scale
production and/or utilization of Hydrogen as Green Hydrogen Hubs.
- Development of necessary infrastructure for such hubs will be supported under
the Mission.
- It is planned to set up at least two such Green Hydrogen hubs in the initial
phase.
- Outlay of ₹ 400 crore up to 2025-26 for Hubs and other
projects.
Enabling Policy Framework
To facilitate delivery of RE for Green Hydrogen production, various policy provisions including
inter-alia waiver of Interstate transmission charges
for renewable energy used for
Green Hydrogen production; facilitating renewable energy banking; and time bound grant of Open
Access and connectivity, will be extended for Green Hydrogen projects.
Infrastructure Development
Development of supply chains in form of pipelines, tankers, intermediate storage and last leg
distribution networks
Regulations and Standards
The Mission will coordinate the various efforts for regulations and standards development in line
with the industry requirements for emerging technologies.
Research and Development
A public-private partnership framework for R&D (Strategic Hydrogen Innovation Partnership – SHIP)
will be facilitated under the Mission.
The framework will entail creation of a dedicated R&D fund, with contributions from Industry and
respective Government institutions.
Skill Development
A coordinated skill development programme, that covers requirements in various segments, will be
undertaken in
coordination with the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.
Other Components
In addition to the above, the Mission will also cover Public Awareness, Stakeholder Outreach and
International Cooperation.
Mission Governance Structure
An Empowered Group (EG) chaired by the Cabinet Secretary and comprising
Secretaries of Government of India and experts from the industry will
guide the Mission; an Advisory Group chaired by the PSA and comprising experts
will advise the EG on scientific and technology matters; and a
Mission Secretariat headquartered in MNRE will undertake the programme
implementation.
Mission Outlay
The initial outlay for the Mission will be ₹ 19,744 crore, including an outlay of ₹
17,490 crore for the SIGHT programme, ₹ 1,466
crore for pilot projects, ₹ 400 crore for R&D, and ₹ 388 crore towards other Mission
components. MNRE will formulate schemes guidelines for
implementation of the respective components.
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