India to become global hub for green Hydrogen: PM Modi

India is working on a mission mode on green hydrogen and aims to make the country a global hub for the production, use, and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his video message during G20 Energy Ministers’ Meet at Bambolim, Goa.

“We must strengthen collaboration on fuels for the future. The High-level Principles on Hydrogen are a step in the right direction,” he said in his message.

PM Modi added that for a just, affordable and inclusive clean energy transition, it is important that the Global South is not left behind.

“We must ensure low-cost finance for developing countries. We must find ways to bridge technology gaps, promote energy security, and work on diversifying supply chains,” PM Modi added.

Speaking on India’s LED distribution programme, he said it became the world’s largest distribution programme and saved over 45 billion units of energy per year in the country.

“Given our different realities, our pathways for energy transition are different. However, I firmly believe that our goals are the same. India is making great efforts in green growth and energy transition,” he said.

Highlighting India’s schemes and initiatives, he said that the country’s domestic electric vehicle market is projected to reach 10 million annual sales by 2030. “We have commenced the roll out of 20 per cent ethanol blended petrol this year. Our aim is to cover the entire country by 2025,” added PM Modi. He said that India has shown leadership in climate action.

“We achieved our non-fossil installed electric capacity target nine years in advance. We have now set a higher target. We plan to achieve 50 percent non-fossil installed capacity by 2030. India is also among the global leaders in solar and wind power,” he added.

On India’s LPG scheme, he said that the country has connected over 190 million families with LPG in the past nine years. “We have also achieved the historic milestone of connecting every village to electricity. We are also working to provide piped cooking gas to people. It has the potential to cover more than 90 per cent of the population in a few years,” he added.

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