Lok Sabha Question No. 3881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Green Fuel Powered Two Wheelers
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

## LOK SABHA

## GREEN FUEL POWERED TWO WHEELERS

## †3881. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government to develop green fuel powered two wheelers in future and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Indian  Oil  Research  and  Development  Center  has  developed  the country's  first  hydrogen  fuel  cell  powered  two  wheelers  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c)  the  efforts  being  made  by  the  Government  to  promote  green  fuel  across  the country; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of hydrogen refueling stations across the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेर तेली )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a): Development of automobiles is done by automobile manufacturers. However, the  Government  has  introduced  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  for Automobile and Auto components under which incentives are applicable on eligible sales of greener fuel powered two wheelers.

- (b): No, Sir.

(c): The Government is promoting biofuels with the broader objectives of reducing import dependency, generating employment, providing better remuneration to farmers, for associated environmental benefits, promoting better waste management practices, etc. To promote the use of biofuels across the country various programmes such as Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme, wherein Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) sell petrol blended with ethanol; Biodiesel blending programme wherein  biodiesel  is  blended  with  diesel;  and  Sustainable  Alternative  towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative wherein Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) is marketed along with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) have been taken up.

The  Government  has  also  taken  various  initiatives  for  adoption  of  electric mobility in the country.  The Government has notified Phase-II of 'Faster Adoption and  Manufacturing  of  Hybrid  and  Electric  vehicles  in  India  (FAME  INDIA) Scheme' for a period of five  years commencing from 01 st April,  2019  with  a  total budgetary  support  of  Rs.  10,000  crores.    The  Government  also  approved  a  PLI Scheme  for  manufacturing  of  Advanced  Chemistry  Cell  (ACC)  in  the  country  in order to bring down prices of the ACC battery. Another PLI Scheme for Automobile and Auto Components has been approved under which incentives are applicable on eligible sales of EVs, Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles and Flex Fuel Engines. Further, the Government has notified the use of hydrogen as automotive fuel for fuel cell vehicles on 16th September, 2016. The specifications of Hydrogen as a reference fuel for Internal Combustion Engine BS IV vehicles have also been notified on 16th December, 2022. The Government has recently approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission. The  overarching  objective  of  the  Mission  is  to  make  India  the  global  hub  for production,  usage  and  export  of  green  hydrogen  and  its  derivatives.    Various Research & Development (R&D) activities on hydrogen are being undertaken by Oil and  Gas  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (OGPSUs).    OGPSUs  have  also  formed  a Hydrogen Corpus Fund to support R&D on various facets of hydrogen including its application as an automotive fuel.  R&D projects have been undertaken by OGPSUs to use green hydrogen for fuel cell based mobility.  OGPSUs have also undertaken pilot projects for production of green hydrogen with a production capacity of 2.5 Kilo Tonnes Per Annum (KTPA).  Blending of green hydrogen has started with natural gas  for  supplying  to  the  township  of  Oil  India  Limited  at  Jorhat.    Trial  run  of Hydrogen Fuel Cell buses  on  tourist  routes  including  Vadodara  to  Kevadiya,  New Delhi to Agra and Jorhat to Kaziranga have started. (d): IndianOil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) has set up a hydrogen dispensing station at IOC R&D Faridabad.  Further, IOCL has also commissioned a commercial hydrogen dispensing station at Gujarat Refinery to support fuel cell mobility trial applications.

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