Green H2 output target may be delayed by 2 years, says MNRE secretary

The policy uncertainties in Europe and the IMO's decision to defer its net-zero framework by a year were the prime factors for the target revision, said Santosh Sarangi

India’s green hydrogen production target of five million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) is likely to be delayed by two years to 2032 due to global policy uncertainties around greenhouse gas emissions, said Santosh Sarangi, secretary at the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Tuesday.

 

Revising earlier targets, the country now aims to produce three mmtpa of green hydrogen by 2030, said Sarangi on the sidelines of the International Conference on Green Hydrogen.

 

The Indian government launched the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) in January 2023 with the aim to become a global hub for production and export