GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2074
ANSWERED ON 18/03/2025
GREEN HYDROGEN MISSION
2074. SHRI SANJAY SETH
Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:
(a) the detailed data on the progress of the National Green Hydrogen Mission;
(a) the detailed data on the number of Green Hydrogen Hubs identified under the mission in
2024;
(b) the steps taken to address the economic sustainability challenges of green hydrogen
production under the mission in 2024; and
(c) whether any necessary infrastructure has been built under the mission in 2024, and if so,
the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)
(a) to (d) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing the National
Green Hydrogen Mission, with an objective to make India a global hub of production, usage
and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives.
India’s Green Hydrogen production capacity is likely to reach 5 Million Metric Tonne per
annum by 2030.
A production capacity of 4,12,000 tonnes per annum of Green Hydrogen has been allocated,
while electrolyser manufacturing capacity of 3,000 MW per annum has been assigned.
Scheme Guidelines for Implementation of SIGHT Programme – Component – II: Incentive for
Procurement of Green Ammonia Production (under Mode – 2A) and Component – II: Incentive
for Procurement of Green Hydrogen Production (under Mode – 2B), under the Mission have
been issued on 16th January 2024.
Additionally, scheme guidelines have been issued for implementing Green Hydrogen-based
pilot projects in the steel, shipping, and road transport sectors.
i. Total three pilot projects have been sanctioned in the steel sector.
ii. Five pilot projects are sanctioned consisting total of 37 vehicles (buses and trucks),
and 9 hydrogen refueling stations. The vehicles that will be deployed for the trials
include 15 hydrogen fuel cell-based vehicles and 22 hydrogen internal combustion
engine-based vehicles. These vehicles will run on 10 different routes across the
country viz., Greater Noida – Delhi – Agra, Bhubaneshwar – Konark – Puri,
Ahmedabad – Vadodara – Surat, Sahibabad – Faridabad – Delhi, Pune – Mumbai,
Jamshedpur – Kalinga Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram – Kochi, Kochi – Edappally,
Jamnagar – Ahmedabad, and NH-16 Visakhapatnam – Bayyavaram.
The Scheme Guidelines for setting up Hydrogen hubs in India under the National Green
Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) were notified on 15th March 2024. The NTPC Green Energy
Limited Green Hydrogen Hub Project at Pudimadaka near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh
is the first Green Hydrogen Hub under the Mission. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and
Waterways has also identified three major ports viz. Deendayal, Paradip and V.O.
Chidambaranar (Tuticorin) Ports to be developed as hydrogen hubs.
The Scheme Guidelines for funding of testing facilities, infrastructure, and institutional support
for development of Standards and Regulatory framework under the Mission have been issued
on 4th July 2024.
Other steps taken to ensure timely completion of Mission’s objectives, include the following:
i. Green Hydrogen/Green Ammonia Plants commissioned on or before 31.12.2030, and
which utilize renewable energy for the production of Green Hydrogen or Green
Ammonia, have been granted exemption from the payment of Inter State Transmission
System (ISTS) charges for a period of 25 years, starting from the date of commissioning
of the project.
ii. Standalone plants producing Green Hydrogen/Green Ammonia by way of electrolysis
of water using Renewable Energy, have been exempted from requirement of prior
Environmental Clearance under the provisions of the Environment Impact Assessment
Notification 2006.
iii. Duty benefits under Section 26 of SEZ Act, 2005 have been allowed to the units for
installation as well as O&M of renewable energy equipment exclusively for captive
consumption of the unit.
iv. Exemption has been granted from Approved List of Models & Manufacturers (ALMM)
for Solar PV Modules and Revised List of Models & Manufacturers (RLMM) for Wind
Turbine models requirements for Renewable Energy plants located inside an Special
Economic Zone (SEZ) or Export Oriented Unit (EOU) and supplying power
exclusively for production plants of Green Hydrogen (or its derivatives), which are
located inside an SEZ or set up as an EOU.
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