India Green Hydrogen Production Target 2026
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India commissions 8,000 tonnes of green hydrogen production capacity by Feb 2026. Target of 5 MMTPA by 2030 under NGHM.
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New Delhi, Mar 25 (PTI) Around 8,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen production capacity has been commissioned in India till February 2026, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
The government has set a target of 5 Million Metric Tonnes per annum by 2030 under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM).
"Around 8,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen production capacity has been commissioned in India till February 2026," Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Naik said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
He further informed that under the mission, the discovered costs of Green Hydrogen through competitive bidding are Rs 397 per kg (inclusive of 18 per cent GST) for supply to the refinery of Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Rs 387 per kg (inclusive of 18 per cent GST) for supply to the refineries of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.
It is estimated that renewable energy (solar and wind) accounts for approximately 50 per cent to 70 per cent, i.e. about Rs 235 per kg, of the total cost of green hydrogen production, Naik said, citing a World Bank Group report.
The government has set a target of 5 Million Metric Tonnes per annum by 2030 under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM).
"Around 8,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen production capacity has been commissioned in India till February 2026," Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Naik said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
He further informed that under the mission, the discovered costs of Green Hydrogen through competitive bidding are Rs 397 per kg (inclusive of 18 per cent GST) for supply to the refinery of Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Rs 387 per kg (inclusive of 18 per cent GST) for supply to the refineries of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.
It is estimated that renewable energy (solar and wind) accounts for approximately 50 per cent to 70 per cent, i.e. about Rs 235 per kg, of the total cost of green hydrogen production, Naik said, citing a World Bank Group report.
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