By: ICN Bureau
Last updated : July 12, 2025 9:52 am
MNRE Secretary held meeting with Odisha Chief Secretary to discuss progress on National Green Hydrogen Mission
The Government of Odisha, key central ministries, and leading green hydrogen developers gathered to deliberate on critical challenges in the development of large-scale green hydrogen/green ammonia projects, particularly at the SEZ in Gopalpur.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), held a meeting with the Chief Secretary, Odisha, Manoj Ahuja and other senior officers of Odisha to discuss National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM).
The Chief Secretary emphasized that Odisha is strongly positioned to lead India’s green hydrogen transition. While acknowledging key challenges such as water availability, integration of large scale renewable energy, and developing enabling infrastructure, he noted state's strategic coastal location, robust industrial ecosystem, and proactive policy framework offers favorable conditions for Odisha to emerge as global exporter for green hydrogen derivatives.
Sarangi highlighted that Odisha is uniquely positioned to play a critical role in India’s green hydrogen scale up and the state is attracting significant interest from domestic investors for production of green hydrogen derivatives like green ammonia/green methanol, particularly near key ports like Paradip and Gopalpur.
These efforts aim to pave the way for a comprehensive roadmap in India’s rapidly growing Green Hydrogen ecosystem. The Government of Odisha reiterated its commitment for a collaborative ecosystem and preferred investment destination for the production and export of Green Hydrogen derivatives, in a time bound manner.