India to miss 2030 green hydrogen targets amid global policy uncertainties: senior official
Source：hydrogeninsight
India expects to miss its ambitious target to produce five million tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2030, at least partly due to policy uncertainties around the world, according to the top civil servant at the country’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
MNRE secretary Santosh Sarangi said today that some export-focused green hydrogen projects are now expected to begin construction later than planned, meaning that only three million tonnes of renewable H2 will be produced yearly by the end of the decade, news agency Reuters reports.
The five-million-tonne target is now set to be reached by 2032, he said.
Sarangi pointed to delays in the decarbonization of shipping due to the failure of the International Maritime Organization to pass its Net Zero Framework last month, as well as the fact that many EU countries have yet to transpose agreed targets into national laws.
However, the civil servant said that India now aims to boots domestic demand, especially from the shipping sector, while the government is also planning new tenders for the supply of renewable H2 to oil refineries.
India has so far held two major national green hydrogen tenders that are due to subsidise the production of about 220,000 tonnes of renewable H2 and 724,000 tonnes of green ammonia.
Indian states such as Maharashtra have also been holding their own tenders, while government-owned NTPC is seeking an international developer to develop a 7GW green hydrogen project in Andhra Pradesh.