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India's green hydrogen ambitions ride the coat-tails of Chinese equipment

India's ambitions for green hydrogen are riding the coat-tails of Chinese equipment, with Beijing's global stranglehold on the green hydrogen business now extending to New Delhi

green energy targets in mind, but is India technology-ready?
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S Dinakar Amritsar
India needs to kick-start its clean hydrogen manufacturing plans by giving priority to electrolyser manufacturing rather than relegating it to a footnote in its green hydrogen transition programme.

Allocations for clean hydrogen output are three times greater than the support for domestic electrolyser manufacturing. Since the early days of solar and electric vehicles, China has placed a stronger emphasis on a clean energy equipment production ecosystem to dominate the global supply market.

India’s ambitions for green hydrogen are riding the coat-tails of Chinese equipment, with Beijing’s global stranglehold on the green hydrogen business now extending to New Delhi.

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