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    Centre issues Scheme Guidelines for Funding of Testing Facilities under NGHM

    Posted 05 Jul 2024

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    Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued guidelines for Scheme on “Funding of testing facilities, infrastructure, and institutional support for development of Standards and Regulatory framework” under NGHM.

    • It aims to ensure safe and secure operation of equipment and instruments used in Green Hydrogen (GH2) value chain.

    Key highlights of Scheme

    • Objective:
      • Bridge gap in existing testing infrastructures for various components of GH2 Value Chain.
      • Establish new and upgrade existing testing facilities to achieve self-sufficiency in testing & certification of GH2. 
    • Timeline for setting up of new testing & certification facilities: 18 months from date of sanction by MNRE. 
      • 12 months for upgradation of existing facilities.
      • However, MNRE can retract sanction/cancel/short-close projects in consultation with Steering Committee in case Executing Agency/project(s) face delays or fail to comply with objectives of scheme.
    • Access of testing facilities (set-up or upgraded): Open to all potential users and shall not be a captive unit of any one or a group of organizations.
    • Implementing agency: National Institute of Solar Energy, under MNRE.
    • Budgetary outlay: Rs. 200 Crores till 2025-26.
    • Funding pattern (by MNRE): Upto 100% (Government entities) and Upto 70 % (Non-Government entities).

    National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM)

    • Launched in 2023 till 2029-30 by MNRE to achieve GH2 production capacity of 5 MMT (Million Metric Tonnes) by 2030.
    • Its objective is to make India a leading producer and supplier of GH2, and reduce dependence on fossil fuel imports by over Rs. 1 lakh crore by 2030.
      • GH2 is produced using electrolysis of water with electricity generated by renewable energy.
    • Tags :
    • Green Hydrogen
    • National Green Hydrogen Mission
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