Centre’s mandate on green hydrogen soon
Govt trying to figure out how to make green hydrogen production more attractive: MNRE Secy
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New Delhi The central government is likely to come out with a mandate on usage of green hydrogen in the country, secretary in the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) Bhupinder Singh Bhalla said on Friday.
The senior ministry official was addressing the International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2023) in the national capital. The three-day conference concluded on Friday.
“We have a provision for that in the (hydrogen) mission. You know the energy conservation act has been amended and now there is a legal provision to enforce the mandate whenever it is decided. These are the kinds of enabling steps towards having a mandate as and when we decide, but we haven’t decided yet,” Bhalla said in reply to a question on a mandate for usage of green hydrogen.
The government is first trying to figure out whether it can collate demand, aggregate and make it more clear for the industry to set up production facilities and in due course of time in consultation with the concerned ministries and the sectors a call will be taken in this regard, he added.
Cleaner Fuel
- 70% green hydrogen production by 2030 for export
- Workforce skilling, reskilling for green hydrogen transition
