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• Last year, the Union Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission to promote green hydrogen in a bid to cut emissions and become a major exporter in the field. 
• The overarching objective of the Mission is to make India the Global Hub for production, usage and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives. 
• The Mission will build capabilities to produce at least 5 Million Metric Tonne (MMT) of Green Hydrogen per annum by 2030, with potential to reach 10 MMT per annum with growth of export markets. 
• Innovative models to source Green Hydrogen through use of decentralized renewable energy generation such as rooftop solar and small/micro hydel plants will also be explored.
• Under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme (SIGHT), two distinct financial incentive mechanisms – targeting domestic manufacturing of electrolysers and production of Green Hydrogen – will be provided under the Mission.  
• Regions capable of supporting large scale production and/or utilization of Hydrogen will be identified and developed as Green Hydrogen Hubs.
• An enabling policy framework will be developed to support establishment of the Green Hydrogen ecosystem. A robust Standards and Regulations framework will also be developed.  
• Further, a public-private partnership framework for R&D (Strategic Hydrogen Innovation Partnership – SHIP) will be facilitated under the Mission. 
• A coordinated skill development programme will also be undertaken under the Mission.
• The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy will be responsible for overall coordination and implementation of the Mission.

Mission Components

• The Mission strategy accordingly comprises interventions for: 
  • demand creation by making Green Hydrogen produced in India competitive for exports and through domestic consumption. 
  • addressing supply side constraints through an incentive framework, and 
  • building an enabling ecosystem to support scaling and development.

Expected Benefits

• The targets by 2030 are likely to bring in over Rs. 8 lakh crore investments and create over 6 lakh jobs.  
• Nearly 50 MMT per annum of CO2 emissions are expected to be averted by 2030.
• This will contribute to India’s aim to become Aatmanirbhar (self-reliant) through clean energy and achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070.

Why in News?

• The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India has issued Guidelines for implementation of R&D Scheme under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
• The R&D scheme seeks to make the production, storage, transportation and utilization of green hydrogen more affordable. 
• It also aims to improve the efficiency, safety and reliability of the relevant processes and technologies involved in the green hydrogen value chain.
• The scheme also aims to foster partnerships among industry, academia and government in order to establish an innovation ecosystem for Green Hydrogen technologies. 
• The Scheme will also help the scaling up and commercialization of Green Hydrogen technologies by providing the necessary policy and regulatory support. 
• The support under the R&D program includes all components of the Green Hydrogen value chain, namely, production, storage, compression, transportation, and utilization. 

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