Lok Sabha Question No. 2211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: Standards for  Green Hydrogen
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2211

ANSWERED ON 12/03/2025

## STANDARDS FOR GREEN HYDROGEN

## 2211. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

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

- (a) the manner in which collaboration with the United Kingdom (UK) align with India's National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM);
- (b) the steps taken to ensure India develops globally harmonized Regulations, Codes and Standards (RCS) for green hydrogen;
- (c) whether any key gaps in India's current hydrogen standards were identified during the workshop; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the actions planned to address them?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) Under the Roadmap 2030 for India-UK future relations launched during India-UK Virtual Summit on 04 May, 2021, India and UK had agreed to deepen the India-UK Partnership on Green Hydrogen - including through promoting knowledge exchange, policy and regulation cooperation, research and innovation.

Under the India-UK Energy dialogue India and UK have cooperated for development of policies for Green Hydrogen.

(b)  The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  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 Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had constituted a Working Group on Regulations and Standards in February 2022 for establishment of a supportive and robust framework of regulations,  codes  and  standards  for  Green  Hydrogen.  The  Working  Group  comprises  of representatives from  relevant Government  agencies,  regulatory agencies and industry stakeholders.

Six sub - groups have been constituted under the Working Group to work on different aspects of the Green Hydrogen value chain including

- i. Hydrogen Production and Use
- ii. Storage and Transportation of Hydrogen
- iii. Hydrogen Fuelled Mobility Applications
- iv. Aviation
- v. Shipping
- vi. Railways.

As on February 2025, 88 standards have been published/adopted by various regulatory organisations.

(c)  &  (d)  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards  (BIS),  in  collaboration  with  BSI  (British  Standards Institution)  hosted  a  "Workshop  on  Green  Hydrogen"  from  28  -  29 th January  2025,  which served  as  a  knowledge  exchange  platform  to  strengthen  standardization  efforts  in  green hydrogen  production,  storage,  transportation,  and  utilization,  complementing  the  National Green Hydrogen Mission.

During the workshop, new subject areas were also identified to explore the possibility of further standardization,  including  blending  hydrogen  with  piped  natural  gas  (PNG)  and  its  use  in aviation and marine applications. The new subject identified for standardization is reviewed by the relevant Technical Committee (Sectional Committee) in BIS, and if accepted, the standard is  then  developed  through  multiple  stages,  including  drafting,  committee  deliberations, stakeholder consultation through wide circulation, and finalization through consensus before publication.

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