Mumbai, Sept. 24 -- Joshi promised to work with industry to resolve bottlenecks and ensure stability and predictability in the green hydrogen policy environment.
Even as India gears up to ramp up production of cost-efficient green hydrogen to become a global hub under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), it is also committed to delivering on quality, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi has said.
"The first commercial projects are already coming up, but for this market to scale, trust is essential. That is why we have launched India Green Hydrogen Certification Portal, so that every tonne produced in India can be trustworthily certified," Joshi said in his video address on the first day of the Horizons Clean Energy Expansion India 2026 conclave by S&P Global Energy in New Delhi on Thursday.
Joshi promised to work with industry to resolve bottlenecks and ensure stability and predictability in the policy environment for green hydrogen, adding that what is developed in India will benefit the country and its partners globally.
He said the country was actively developing its manufacturing capacity for the fuel.
"With a total manufacturing capacity of around 214 gigawatts, the emissions, with an outlay of about Rs.197.44 billion, will be very low. One hundred side-programme incentives have been awarded for around 862,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen production and 3,000 megawatts per annum of domestic electrolyser manufacturing."
Joshi said that with scale, India was able to offer green ammonia and green hydrogen at competitive prices commercially. "The lowest bid for green ammonia was Rs.49.75 per kg, while green hydrogen was discovered at Rs.279 per kg. This price shows that Indian green hydrogen is moving towards a global commercial market with us."
He said India is simultaneously creating demand for green hydrogen at its oil refineries. "Green hydrogen production capacity of 30 kTPa (kilo tonnes per annum) has been awarded for the refineries. This will help create a domestic market for green hydrogen, reduce the dependence on imported fossil fuels, and strengthen our energy security."
Hydrogen is used in refineries to remove impurities from crude oil and convert heavy petroleum fractions into cleaner, lighter transportation fuels. India is promoting the use of green hydrogen in refineries under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Programme's Mode 2B, through a build-own-operate (BOO) model involving private developers.
Joshi added that the country was similarly supporting projects in steel, hydrogen mobility, refuelling infrastructure and testing facilities.
He also thanked the conclave organisers, S&P, for building awareness around the emerging green hydrogen market.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Infrastructure Today.