Lok Sabha Question No. 124 (STARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Promotion of Green Hydrogen
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Murari Lal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 124

ANSWERED ON 31/07/2024

## PROMOTION OF GREEN HYDROGEN

| *124. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA                                               |
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| Will the Minister of NEWANDRENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:                            |
| (a) the steps taken/proposed to be taken for promotion of Green Hydrogen along with details |
| of the schemes launched in this regard; and                                                 |
| (b) the present status of the initiative of the Government regarding blending hydrogen with |
| CNG/LPG?                                                                                    |
| ANSWER THE MINISTER OF NEW&RENEWABLEENERGYANDCONSUMERAFFAIRS,                               |
| (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)                                                                        |
| (a) to (b) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                   |

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 124 for ANSWER ON 31/07/2024

(a) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing the National Green Hydrogen Mission, approved by the Union Cabinet in January 2023, with an overall outlay of Rs. 19,744 crores. The overarching objective of the Mission is to make India a global hub of production, usage and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives.

The following schemes have been launched under the Mission so far:

- i. Scheme Guidelines for implementation of 'Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition  (SIGHT)  Programme  -  Component  I:  Incentive  Scheme  for  Electrolyser Manufacturing' have been issued on 28 th June 2023.
- ii. Scheme Guidelines for implementation of 'Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition  (SIGHT)  Programme  -  Component  II:  Incentive  Scheme  for  Green Hydrogen Production (under Mode 1)' have been issued on 28 th June 2023.
- iii. Scheme Guidelines for implementation of 'Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Programme - Component II: Incentive for Procurement of Green Ammonia Production (under Mode 2A)' have been issued on 16 th January 2024.
- iv. Scheme Guidelines for implementation of 'Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Programme - Component II: Incentive for Procurement of Green Hydrogen production (under Mode 2B)' have been issued on 16 th January 2024.
- v. Scheme Guidelines for implementation of Pilot projects for use of Green Hydrogen in the Shipping Sector have been issued on 1 st February 2024.
- vi. Scheme Guidelines for implementation of Pilot projects for use of Green Hydrogen in the Steel Sector have been issued on 2 nd February 2024.
- vii. Scheme Guidelines for implementation of Pilot projects for use of Green Hydrogen in the Transport Sector have been issued on 14 th February 2024.
- viii. Scheme Guidelines for the implementation of the Research & Development Scheme have been issued on 15 th March 2024.
- ix. Scheme Guidelines for setting up Hydrogen Hubs in India have been issued on 15 th March 2024.
- x. Scheme Guidelines for scheme on skilling, up - skilling and re - skilling have been issued on 16 th March 2024.
- xi. Scheme Guidelines for implementation of 'Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition  (SIGHT)  Programme  -  Component  I:  Incentive  Scheme  for  Electrolyser Manufacturing Tranche - II' have been issued on 16 th March 2024.
- xii. Scheme Guidelines for implementation of 'Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition  (SIGHT)  Programme  -  Component  II:  Incentive  Scheme  for  Green Hydrogen Production (under Mode 1) - Tranche II' have been issued on 3 rd July 2024.
- xiii. Scheme  Guidelines  for  funding  of  testing  facilities,  infrastructure,  and  institutional support for development of Standards and Regulatory framework have been issued on 4 th July 2024.

Other steps taken for promotion of Green Hydrogen inter - alia, include the following:

- i. Green Hydrogen/Green Ammonia Plants commissioned on or before 31.12.2023, and which  utilize  renewable  energy  for  the  production  of  Green  Hydrogen  or  Green Ammonia, have been granted exemption from the payment of 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 ALMM and RLMM requirements for Renewable Energy plants located inside a 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.
- v. 8  companies have been allocated 1.5  GW per annum of electrolyser manufacturing capacity  under  Component  I:  Incentive  Scheme  for  Electrolyser  Manufacturing (Tranche I), of the SIGHT programme.
- vi. 10 companies have been allocated 4,12,000 Tonnes per annum of Green Hydrogen production  capacity  under  Component  II:  Incentive  Scheme  for  Green  Hydrogen Production (under Mode 1 Tranche I) of the SIGHT programme.
7. (b)  Based  on  the  information  available,  the  initiatives  taken  by  Public  Sector  Enterprises  on blending of hydrogen with CNG/PNG/LPG, inter - alia,

include:

- i. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) commissioned a Green Hydrogen Blending Project at Kawas, Gujarat with 5% hydrogen blend on a volume basis with Piped Natural Gas (PNG). Hydrogen blend was increased to 8% on a volume basis with PNG from Dec 2023 onwards.
- ii. Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) launched a pilot project of Hydrogen Blending with PNG at Avantika Gas Limited (AGL, a JV of GAIL and HPCL) at a rate of up to 2% Hydrogen blend on a volume basis, which was increased to 5% after March 2023.

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