India to launch Nat’l Hydrogen Energy Mission

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Utpal Bhaskar

India plans to build green hydrogen plants that will run on electricity produced by green energy sources and help reduce dependence on fossil fuels for mobility

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo (RE-INVEST 2020), via video conferencing, in New Delhi. (PTI) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo (RE-INVEST 2020), via video conferencing, in New Delhi. **(PTI)**

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced plans to launch a National Hydrogen Energy Mission, buttressing India’s green energy credentials with the carbon emission-free next-generation fuel.

India plans to build green hydrogen plants that will run on electricity produced by green energy sources and help reduce dependence on fossil fuels for mobility. They will provide grid-scale storage solutions, and provide feedstock for ammonia production.

Modi told the third global renewable energy investors’ meet and expo (RE-Invest) that over the last six years, India had increased its installed renewable energy capacity by two-and-a-half times and invited investment in the sector.

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Utpal Bhaskar

"Utpal Bhaskar leads Mint's policy and economy coverage. He is part of Mint’s launch team, which he joined as a staff writer in 2006. Widely cited by authors and think-tanks, he has reported extensively on the intersection of India’s policy, polity and corporate space.