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    Ministry of New and Renewable Energy unveils guidelines for various sub-components of National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM)

    Posted 20 Mar 2024

    Updated 28 Mar 2024

    2 min read

    • Green Hydrogen is the hydrogen produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen (electrolysis) using renewable energy.

     

    • About NGHM
      • Period: FY 2023-24 to FY 2029-30. 
      • Objective: To make India a Global Hub for producing, utilizing, and exporting Green Hydrogen and its derivatives. 
      • Mission Sub Components: Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Program, Green Hydrogen Hubs, R&D programme, Skill Development and others. 

     

    • Guidelines for different sub-components of NGHM:
      • Green Hydrogen Hubs: Aims to set up at least two hubs by FY2025-26, with support for development of core infrastructure at hubs.
        • Hydrogen hub is an identified geographical region with network of hydrogen producers, end use with sufficient infrastructure for storage, processing and transportation. 
      • Skilling, up-skilling and re-skilling: Through Short Term Training (STT), Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), and creating Centres of Excellence.
      • SIGHT Program - Component I: Incentive Scheme for Electrolyzer Manufacturing: To provide support for electrolyser manufacturing.
        • Implementation by MNRE through Solar Energy Corporation of India.
        • SIGHT component II deals with incentives on production of green hydrogen
      • R&D Scheme: R&D support for hydrogen production, storage, compression, transportation, utilization etc. till FY2025-26.
    • Tags :
    • Green Hydrogen
    • NGHM Sub-components
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