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National Green Hydrogen Mission & SIGHT
What it is
A Rs 19,744 cr mission targeting at least 5 MMT a year of green hydrogen production capacity by 2030, with an associated ~125 GW of renewable capacity. SIGHT, the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition programme, carries Rs 17,490 cr for electrolyser manufacturing and hydrogen production incentives to 2029-30
A Green Hydrogen Standard defines the emission threshold that qualifies output as green
Impact on industries
- Funds both ends of the chain - electrolyser manufacturing and hydrogen production - which is what makes domestic capacity viable rather than importing equipment
- Refinery and fertiliser captive demand is the nearest-term market, substituting existing grey hydrogen rather than waiting for new applications
- Pulls through renewables, electrolysers, storage and compression, so order flow reaches well beyond hydrogen producers
- Green hydrogen still costs well above grey, and the 5 MMT target implies an enormous build against a base that is effectively nil