Lok Sabha Question No. 4398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-19
Subject: Green Hydrogen Mission
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dr. K Sudhakar, Shri Haribhai Patel, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Smt. Sanjna Jatav, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, Shri Rodmal Nagar, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Shri Praveen Patel, Smt. Anita Nagarsingh Chouhan

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4398 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  MARCH 2026

## GREEN HYDROGEN MISSION

4398.  DR. K SUDHAKAR:

SMT. SANJNA JATAV:

SMT. ANITA NAGARSINGH CHOUHAN:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI HARIBHAI PATEL:

SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) the detailed roadmap formulated for the phased and mandatory use of green hydrogen in place of  grey  hydrogen in Public  Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs)  refineries  by  the  year  2030 including the targets, timelines and details of the concerned undertakings involved;
- (b)  the  current  status  of  the  first  pilot  project  initiated  for  blending  green  hydrogen  in naturalgas  pipelines  and  the  safety  standards  and  technical  protocols  prescribed  for  such blending;
- (c) whether Bharatpur Lok Sabha Constituency is also likely to be selected as pilot project infuture, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  Incentive  Scheme  for  Procurement  of  Green  Hydrogen  for  the refinerysector under the National Green Hydrogen Mission; and
- (e) whether any specific provisions have been made  under the said Mission for developmentof domestic manufacturing, storage and transportation infrastructure and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेट Ō ोिलयम और Ůाक ृ ितक गैस मंũालय मŐ राǛमंũी

## ( ŵी सुरे श गोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

## (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

- (a) Under the Strategic  Interventions  for  Green  Hydrogen  Transition-  2B  (SIGHT-2B) mode of the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), refineries have been allocated 200

KTPA of green hydrogen procurement capacity, of which PSU refineries have been assigned a target of 170 KTPA,up to 2030. Following a phased approach, PSU refineries have floated tenders for  42 KTPA of green hydrogen capacity. Out of this, IOCL (10 KTPA), BPCL (5 KTPA), and HPCL (5 KTPA) have already  awarded contract.

- (b) &  (c) The Government has allowed hydrogen blending pilot project in fiveGeographical Areas (GAs) of City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks. These pilots cover domestic, commercial, industrial and CNG segments in limited areas and involve injection into  MDPE  and  steel  pipeline  networksto  assess  aspects  such  as  pipeline  behaviour, stratification, leakage characteristics, metering impacts and consumer-end performance.OISD-STD-241 (Safety in the production, storageand transportation of hydrogen and hydrogen blends) covers Hydrogen Blending with Natural Gas (including both CGD & Natural Gas pipeline networks).

There are no region-specific plans for such pilot projects. The pilot projects are implemented by the industry based on their assessment and feasibility.

- (d)  &  (e)In  accordance  with  the  Scheme  Guidelines  for  incentives  for  Green  Hydrogen Production and supply to the Refinery Sector (Mode 2B) under NGHM, a direct incentive in terms of Rs./kg of green hydrogen produced and supplied is being provided for a period of 3 year. The details are given below:

| Year of Production     |   Year 1 |   Year 2 |   Year 3 |
|------------------------|----------|----------|----------|
| Incentive cap (Rs./kg) |       50 |       40 |       30 |

The following provisions have been made under NGHM:

- I. Incentive scheme for electrolyser manufacturing:

Under  this  scheme,  incentive  is  provided  for  a  period  of  5  years  for  electrolyser manufacturing, in terms of Rs./KW corresponding to the electrolysers manufactured as given below:

| Year of Sale                      |   Year 1 |   Year 2 |   Year 3 |   Year 4 |   Year 5 |
|-----------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Base Incentive Available (Rs./KW) |     4440 |     3700 |     2960 |     2200 |     1480 |

Under  this  scheme,  3000  MW  per  annum  electrolyser  manufacturing  capacity  has beenawarded to 15 companies.

- II. Pilot projects for use of green hydrogen in the transport sector:
- i. Objective is to support the phased deployment of Green Hydrogen powered buses and trucks.
- ii. Five pilot projects have been sanctioned for deployment of 37 hydrogen - fuelled vehicles  with  9  Hydrogen  Refuelling  Stations  (HRS)  along  10  different  routes across India.
- III. Under  NGHM,  V.  O.  Chidambaranar  Port  Authority  has  awarded  a  project  for development of bunkering and refuelling for green methanol at the port.