Lok Sabha Question No. 4142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-26
Subject: Green Hydrogen Production
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Dr. M P Abdussamad Samadani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4142

ANSWERED ON 26/03/2025

## GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION

## 4142. DR. M P ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  green  hydrogen,  the  clean  energy  powerhouse derived from splitting water using renewable electricity is rapidly emerging as a transformative force in the global energy landscape and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government has taken any concrete steps to achieve the ambitious targets of producing five million metric tonnes of green hydrogen annually by the year 2030 not only to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels but also to create an investment pool worth 8 trillion Indian rupees and generate 6 lakh new jobs and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF  STATE  FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a)&(b) Yes,  the Government is aware that green hydrogen produced through splitting of water using  renewable  electricity  is  emerging  as  a  transformative  force  in  the  global  energy landscape.

The Government of India 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.

The expected outcomes of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, by 2030, are as follows:

- i. India's  green  hydrogen  production  capacity  is  likely  to  reach  5  Million  Metric Tonnes (MMT) per annum, contributing to reduction in dependence on import of fossil fuels. Achievement of Mission targets is expected to reduce a cumulative ₹ 1 lakh crore worth of fossil fuel imports by 2030.
- ii. This is likely to leverage over ₹8 lakh crore in total investments and create over 6 lakh jobs.

Strategic  Interventions  for  Green  Hydrogen  Transition  (SIGHT) is  a  key  component  of  the Mission which provides financial incentives for production of green hydrogen and electrolyser manufacturing. A production capacity of 8,62,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen has been allocated, while electrolyser manufacturing capacity of 3,000 MW per annum has been allocated.

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 16 th 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  in  road  transport  sector  consisting  total  of  37 vehicles (buses and trucks), and 9 hydrogen refueling stations. 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.

Other steps taken to achieve the green hydrogen production target by 2030, are as follows:

- 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. 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.
- iii. 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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