“We want to make India a global hub for Green Hydrogen”: Prime minister Narendra Modi

“The National Green Hydrogen Mission is giving an impetus to innovation, infrastructure, industry and investment,” said Prime minister Narendra Modi in his inaugural address at 2nd International Conference on Green Hydrogen.

September 11, 2024 Uma Gupta

PM addresses the 2nd International Conference on Green Hydrogen via video message on September 11, 2024.

PIB, Govt of India

Prime minister Narendra Modi today said that India aims to become a global hub for the production, utilization and export of Green Hydrogen.

Green Hydrogen is emerging as a promising addition to the world’s energy landscape. It can help in decarbonizing industries that are difficult to electrify. Refineries, fertilizers, steel, heavy-duty transportation and many such sectors stand to benefit. Green Hydrogen can also act as a storage solution for surplus renewable energy.

Modi said that the National Green Hydrogen Mission [launched by the government] is giving an impetus to innovation, infrastructure, industry and investment. The nation is investing in cutting-edge research and development. Partnerships between industry and academia are being formed. Start-ups and entrepreneurs working in this domain are being encouraged. There is also a great potential for a green jobs eco-system to develop. To enable this, the government is also working on skill development for youth in this sector.

The Modi government launched the National Green Hydrogen Mission with an outlay of INR 19,744 crore in January 2023. Through the Mission, it aims to develop India as a global hub for production, usage and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives. The Mission is expected to lead to development of 5 million metric tons per annum of green hydrogen production capacity by the year 2030.

“India is committed towards creating a cleaner and greener planet. We were the first among G20 nations to fulfill our Paris commitments on green energy. These commitments were fulfilled 9 years ahead of the target of 2030. India’s installed non-fossil fuel capacity increased nearly 300% in the last 10 years. Our solar energy capacity increased over 3,000% in the same period. But we are not resting on these achievements. We remain focused on strengthening existing solutions. We are also looking at new and innovative areas. This is where Green Hydrogen comes into the picture,” said Modi in his inaugural address at 2nd International Conference on Green Hydrogen.

Modi urged the global scientific community to come together to explore various aspects. “Scientists and innovators can suggest changes in public policy to help the Green Hydrogen sector. There are also many questions that the scientific community can look into. Can we improve the efficiency of electrolysers and other components in Green Hydrogen production? Can we explore the use of sea water and municipal waste water for production? How can we enable the use of Green Hydrogen in public transport, shipping, and inland waterways? Exploring such topics together will greatly help green energy transition across the world,” said Modi, asserting that the conference will help the exchange of many ideas on such issues.

The 2nd International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2024), being held from September 11-13 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, will showcase green hydrogen related products, services and technologies to a global audience. It will also focus on domain-specific research interactions on hydrogen production, storage, distribution and downstream applications, green financing, human resource upskilling and startup initiatives in the green hydrogen sphere.

ICGH-2024 will host 120+ exhibitors and 26+ sessions with technical and industry experts from India and overseas. More than 7,000 delegates are expected to attend the event.

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