Hydrogen is probably the strategic energy commodity of the future. The biggest problem so far has been getting it. States are therefore looking at how to produce it in a meaningful and, most importantly, environmentally friendly way. India has unveiled a plan to produce green hydrogen on a large scale.
India wants to produce up to five million tons of so-called green hydrogen by 2030. It is a gas that is produced using renewable energy sources. Most importantly, the carbon balance is positive in terms of climate protection in its production.
For this purpose, the government will set up separate production zones where no inter-state transmission charges will be levied for the next 25 years and provide grid connectivity to companies producing green hydrogen. India’s Federal Ministry of Energy wants to stimulate gas production in this way.
“The production of green hydrogen is currently very expensive, and the government is aware of this. It has rightly waived transmission charges and prepared other incentives,” Mayank Bansal, head of renewable energy company ReNew Power, told Reuters.
India’s plan to produce five million tons of hydrogen by 2030 is half the target of the European Union.
