Lok Sabha Question No. 236 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Bike
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Ravi Kishan Shukla

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 236 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th March, 2022

## Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Bike

236. SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

## पैोलयमऔराकृ तकगैसमंी

- Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (a)  whether  Indian  Oil  Research  and  Development  Centre  has  developed  the  country's first hydrogen fuel cell powered bike and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Government also proposes to launch four wheeler powered on green fuel in near future and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken in this regard; (c) the details of existing hydrogen refuelling stations at present in the country including their capacity and volume of sales in monetary terms; (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  number  of  hydrogen  refuelling stations in the country and if so, the details thereof; (e) the details of present source of hydrogen as green fuel in the country; and (f) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to infuse more funds in the Research
- and Development of using hydrogen as future fuel in the country?

## ANSWER पैोलयमऔराकृ तकगैसमंी ( ीहरदपसंहपुर )

MINISTER  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  PETROLEUM  AND  NATURAL  GAS  (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (f) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.236BY SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE and SHRI RAVI KISHAN TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH MARCH, 2022 REGARDING HYDROGEN FUEL CELL POWERED BIKE.

(a) Yes Sir, Indian Oil Research and Development Centre has integrated a prototype of hydrogen fuel cell bike.

(b)Government has notified Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile and Auto components under which financial incentives are envisaged to boost domestic manufacturing of Advanced Automotive Technology products and attract investments in the  automotive  manufacturing  value  chain.  One  of  the  component  of  the  scheme  is Champion OEM incentive scheme which is applicable on Battery Electric Vehicles and Hydrogen  Fuel  Cell  Vehicles  of  all  segments  -  2  wheelers,  3  wheelers,  passenger vehicles,  commercial  vehicles,  Tractors,  Automobile  meant  for  Military  use  and  any other Advanced Automotive Technology vehicle as prescribed by Government.

(c) and (d)At present, there are no commercial hydrogen refueling stations in the country.

(e)  and  (f)  Green  Hydrogen  can  be  produced  through  different  pathways  such  as  from electrolysis  of  water  using  renewable  power,  from  Bio-methane  and  from  Biomass gasification. Government has announced a National Hydrogen Mission on 15 th August, 2021.  Various  R&D activities  on  Hydrogen  are  also  undertaken  by  Oil  and  Gas  PSUs (OGPSUs). Further, OGPSUs have formed a Hydrogen Corpus Fund to fund R&D on various facets of Hydrogen including its application as an automotive fuel.

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