India’s Green Hydrogen Mission targets 5 MMT of annual production by 2030, with 125 GW of renewable energy. State policies offer subsidies, incentives, and exemptions to drive green hydrogen production and reduce carbon emissions

The government has announced new pilot projects to reduce carbon emissions in the steel industry. These projects are part of the National Green Hydrogen Mission and will be run by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the Ministry of Steel.

While the European Union, China and the US outdo each other as to who will provide the world with the best electrolyzers for hydrogen production, the deposits of this clean and renewable element lie underground, like oil or coal.

India’s ambitious Green Hydrogen Mission, backed by a Rs 400 crore R&D roadmap, aims to produce five million metric tons of green hydrogen annually by 2030.

Hydrogen is currently produced by steam reforming methane into natural gas with high carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon capture and storage are used to reduce emissions and produce so-called blue hydrogen or blue hydrogen.