The Government of India has issued Request for Selection (RfS) for green hydrogen producers and electrolyser manufacturers for National Green Hydrogen Mission launched on 4th January 2023.  

The mission 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 10th July 2023. The last date for submission of bids is 12th December, 2023. 

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 7th July 2023. The last date for submission of bids is 12th December, 2023.

 The National Green Hydrogen 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. 

G20 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.