Lok Sabha Question No. 1198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Green Hydrogen
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1198

ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## GREEN HYDROGEN

## 1198. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

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

- (a) whether green hydrogen is one of the critical clean energy sources for decarbonizing India's energy needs and enhancing energy security in a sustainable manner;
- (b) if so, whether India is set to overachieve the target of 50 per cent power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is a need to address some of the key demands of the industry in terms of open access, grid banking and faster approvals for green hydrogen and ammonia projects;
- (d) if so, whether the Government has launched any incentive scheme to produce green hydrogen electrolyzers and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has organised the International Conference on green hydrogen recently; and
- (f) if so, the aims and objectives thereof along with the steps proposed to achieve its objectives?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

## (a) Yes, sir.

The Government launched the National Green Hydrogen Mission on 4 th  January 2023. The Mission is expected to lead to development of 5 MMT Green Hydrogen production capacity per annum by 2030.

It  is  estimated  that  nearly  50  MMT  per  annum  of  CO2  emissions  can  be  averted  through production and use of the targeted quantum of Green Hydrogen.

(b) As per the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC), India has committed inter alia to achieve about 50 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030.

So far, a total of 183.97 GW non-fossil fuel-based energy capacity has been installed in the country as on 30.06.2023. This includes 70.10 GW Solar power, 51.81 GW Hydro Power, 43.77 GW Wind Power, 10.81 GW Bio-Power and 7.48 GW Nuclear Power. In addition, 88.81 GW of capacity is under implementation and 51.43 GW of capacity is under tendering.

(c) Some of the key demands of the industry in terms of open access, grid banking and faster approvals for green hydrogen and ammonia projects, have been addressed as under:

- i. The Electricity (Promoting Renewable. Energy through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022, notified in June 2022 have specified provisions for facilitating supply of renewable energy through Open Access for Green Hydrogen production.
- ii. Ministry of Power's notification dated 17 th February 2022, provides certain measures in respect of Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia projects, including ' Banking shall be permitted for a period of 30 days for Renewable Energy used for making Green Hydrogen / Green Ammonia .'
- iii. Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, there is a provision for development of a web-based portal for regulatory approvals for various aspects of Hydrogen production, storage and utilisation.

(d) Yes, sir

The Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Programme, is a major financial measure under the National Green Hydrogen Mission with an outlay of ₹ 17,490 crore. The programme comprises of two distinct financial incentive mechanisms to support domestic manufacturing of electrolysers and production of Green Hydrogen.

In this regard, the guidelines for Incentive Scheme for Electrolyser Manufacturing have been issued on 28 th June 2023 with an outlay of ₹ 4,440 crore.

(e)&(f) The Government organised a three-day International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2023) during 5 th - 7 th July 2023 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

The  conference  involved  deliberations  regarding  establishment  of  a  Green  Hydrogen ecosystem and fostering a systemic approach for meeting the global decarbonization goals through Green Hydrogen.

The  conference  enabled  various  stakeholders  to  explore  the  evolving  Green  Hydrogen landscape and innovation-driven solutions in the sector, thus strengthening the sustainability ecosystem of the sector.

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