MNRE devising policies to boost green hydrogen

To promote the adoption of renewable energy sources, particularly green hydrogen, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is developing strategies to integrate green hydrogen into the energy mix to support round-the-clock electricity supply. The Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, R K Singh, chaired a meeting in New Delhi on

Union Minister projects ₹1 Lakh crore reduction in Imported fossil fuels

The Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power, R K Singh, recently disclosed that the National Green Hydrogen Mission is anticipated to foster the development of a significant 5 MMT (million metric tons) Green Hydrogen production capacity annually by 2030. This initiative holds immense potential to replace conventional fossil fuels, including natural gas,

India advocates nuclear power amid storage challenges

Union power minister R K Singh emphasised the need to build a suitable ecosystem in response to current challenges in storing renewable energy and acknowledged the importance of coal and nuclear energy as interim solutions, given their continuous power generation capabilities India has the potential to generate upto 100 Giga Watts of power using nuclear

India planning to use green hydrogen for energy storage

The Indian government is planning to use green hydrogen and green ammonia as energy storage systems. Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, RK Singh, announced on September 15 that India is gearing up to invite bids for a pilot project aimed at generating 100 MW of round-the-clock (RTC) power using green hydrogen

Green hydrogen mandates likely for hard-to-decarbonize sectors

A proposal to mandate hard-to-abate sectors such as refineries and fertiliser conmpanies to use green hydrogen as feedstock is soon going to be tabled before the Union cabinet, India’s minister for power and new and renewable energy RK Singh said. He, however, did not specify the proposed percentage of green hydrogen consumption mandate that are

Subsidies to green hydrogen is violation of WTO norms

India believes huge subsidies announced by some developed countries for their green hydrogen sector can distort trade and is in violation of World Trade Organization (WTO) norms, power minister R.K. Singh said. Speaking at a press conference, Singh said that the big subsidies is a challenge for the industry in India as it aims to

India-German agreement on green hydrogen takes shape

During the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to Germany, India and Germany have signed a pact on Green Hydrogen. India’s Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh and German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Change, Robert Habeck signed the joint declaration virtually whereby the two countries intend to form

GoI announces step one of National Hydrogen mission

The Ministry of Power on February 17 notified the first part of the National Hydrogen Mission policy on green hydrogen and green ammonia, aimed to boost production of hydrogen and ammonia using renewable energy. The ministry has waived the power transmission charges for 25 years for these units, allowed them to buy renewable power from

Green hydrogen policy to be unveiled in next 10 days: R K Singh

The green hydrogen policy will be unveiled in the next 10 days featuring incentives like free transmission for 25 years to boost production of this clean source of energy, Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh said on Thursday. “We will come out with the green hydrogen policy in the next 10