- Guidelines have been issued by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM).
- Guidelines call for retrofitting existing ships to run on Green Hydrogen and developing bunkering and refueling facilities on ports for Green Hydrogen fuels.
- While also providing for the use of hydrogen in blast furnaces and the substitution of fossil fuels with Hydrogen in the Steel sector.
- Significance: Both sectors has potential for:
- decarbonization of economy.
- reduced dependence on fuel imports through the use of Green Hydrogen or its derivatives (Green Ammonia / Green Methanol) as fuel.
- Green hydrogen is defined as hydrogen produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity.
- About NGHM:
- Mission was launched in 2023, to facilitate demand creation, production, utilization, and export of Green Hydrogen.
- Sub-schemes of Mission include:
- Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme (SIGHT): Supports domestic manufacturing of electrolyzers and offers incentives for the production of green hydrogen.
- Green Hydrogen Hubs: Identify regions/areas capable of supporting large-scale production or utilization of Hydrogen as Green Hydrogen Hubs.