Session on Green Hydrogen in India – Prospects and Opportunities

Under the Indo-German cooperation project ‘Supporting the Institutionalisation of Capacities on Climate Change Studies and Actions (ICCC)’, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH along with the Vasudha Foundation organised an event on “Green Hydrogen in India: Prospects and Opportunities” with various stakeholders including ministries, industry, academics and civil society on 11th October, 2022 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.  With the objective to develop and institutionalise capacities of the concerned stakeholders across the green hydrogen value-chain in India, the panel discussions conducted as part of this initiative focused on the following themes:

  • Building knowledge and understanding of Government perspectives on Green Hydrogen including the current Hydrogen fuel ecosystem in India 
  • Understanding developers' and manufacturers’ experiences in executing Green Hydrogen Projects in India including the various approaches for project implementation
  • Exploring ways to bolster the efforts made by the Indian Government to boost Green Hydrogen uptake. 

The session on “Understanding developers' and manufacturers’ experiences in executing Green Hydrogen Projects in India including the various approaches for project implementation” was moderated by Mr Gaurav Sharma, Advisor (IGEF), GIZ India with Mr. Tirtha Biswas, Business Development Manager, Ohmium India Private Limited and Mr. Abhinav Ashish, Manager at NETRA, NTPC as panellists for the session. The key topics discussed were around understanding key safety standards and guidelines in collaboration with industry partners, approaches and strategies adopted in implementing projects, financing methods employed in the project and challenges faced in executing green hydrogen projects. 

While the session brought to fore the issues faced by the developers and manufacturers in efficiently executing their projects, the overall event facilitated a knowledge exchange among different stakeholders to formulate a set of potential solutions and recommendations for large-scale uptake and usage of the fuel.

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