On 17th February, 2022, the Ministry of Power notified the Green Hydrogen/Green Ammonia Policy for production of green hydrogen or green ammonia using renewable sources of energy.
The policy has been notified as part of the government’s efforts to facilitate the transition from fossil fuel / fossil fuel based feed stocks to green hydrogen / green ammonia.
Need: Hydrogen and ammonia are envisaged as future fuels that can gradually replace fossil fuels. Production of these fuels by using power from renewable energy, termed as green hydrogen and green ammonia, is one of the major requirements towards environmentally sustainable energy security of the nation.
Advantages: The policy is in line with India’s objective of emerging as an export hub for green hydrogen and green ammonia.
It will reduce dependence on fossil fuels and also reduce crude oil imports.
The implementation of this policy will provide clean fuel and reduce harmful emissions.
The policy promotes renewable energy (RE) generation as RE will be the basic ingredient in making green hydrogen. This in turn will help meet India’s international commitments on clean energy.
National Hydrogen Mission
The National Hydrogen Mission was announced on the eve of India’s 75th Independence Day (i.e., 15th August, 2021).
The Mission aims to aid the government in meeting its climate targets and making India a green hydrogen hub.
This will help in meeting the target of production of 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030 and the related development of renewable energy capacity.
