Rfs issued for selection of Green Hydrogen producers
Bidding process is on under National Hydrogen Mission for setting up 4.5 lakh tons Green Hydrogen production capacity and 1.5 GW annual Electrolyzer Manufacturing Capacity, Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R. K. Singh has told parliament on 7 Dec 2023.
The Mission, launched on 4 Jan 2023, is expected to lead to development of 5 million metric tons per annum of Green Hydrogen production capacity by 2030.
Request for Selection (RfS) has also been issued for Selection of Green Hydrogen Producers for Setting up Production Facilities of 450,000 tons for Green Hydrogen in India under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Scheme (Mode-1-Tranche-I) on 10 July 2023.
Another Request for Selection (RfS) has been issued for the Selection of Electrolyser Manufacturers (EM) for setting up 1.5 GW annual Electrolyser Manufacturing Capacities under SIGHT Scheme (Tranche-I) on 7 July 2023.
The Mission aims to develop India as a global hub for production, usage and exports of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives. The Mission is expected to promote multilateral engagement and collaboration with various international efforts in Hydrogen and fuel cells.
Cooperation among Academia, universities, technical institutions, industry and research laboratories is likely to be facilitated under bilateral and multilateral collaboration programmes for result-oriented technology development, knowledge creation and dissemination, said the Minister.
New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration affirmed ‘G20 High Level Voluntary Principles on Hydrogen’ to build a sustainable and equitable global hydrogen ecosystem that benefits all nations. The Declaration also emphasised a free and fair trade of hydrogen in line with WTO rules supported by resilient and diversified supply chains.
He also informed the house that India and Saudi Arabia have signed an MoU in the field of Energy on 10 Sept 2023. The MoU, inter-alia, envisages cooperation in the field of Hydrogen, Electricity and Grid Interconnection between the two countries, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Petroleum, Natural Gas, Strategic Petroleum Reserves and Energy Security.
Further, India and Saudi Arabia have signed an MoU in the fields of Electrical Interconnection, Green/Clean Hydrogen and Supply Chains on 8th October 2023.
This strategic collaboration is expected to be advantageous for both countries, as they can leverage each other’s capabilities to foster the growth of Green Hydrogen ecosystem within their respective nations.
The areas of cooperation under the aforesaid MoU signed on 8 Oct 2023, includes conducting necessary feasibility studies (technical, economic and environmental) for the purpose of electrical interconnection between the two countries and co–development of projects and co-production of Green and Clean Hydrogen and renewable energy in both countries, he said. fiinews.com
