Parliament Question: Hydrogen based Vehicles

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1648 ANSWERED ON 29.07.2026 HYDROGEN BASED VEHICLES 1648. SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state: (a) the number of proposals received and approved for setting up hydrogen-based vehicles, routes and hydrogen refueling stations, State-wise including the number and type of vehicles (Fuel Cell or Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine); (b) the total financial assistance allocated and disbursed so far under the scheme, project and State-wise including support for hydrogen refueling stations, vehicle procurement and validation activities; (c) whether the Government has established a structured feedback mechanism on vehicle performance and infrastructure challenges related to green hydrogen; and (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for absence of such mechanism? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK) (a) & (b) The Government of India is implementing the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), with an objective to make India a global hub of production, usage and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives. Under NGHM, 12 pilot projects have been awarded for deployment of 70 hydrogen - powered vehicles, comprising 27 buses and 43 trucks, including Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) and Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H₂ - ICE) vehicles, along with 16 Hydrogen Refuelling Stations (HRS) across 21 routes in different States. The total financial assistance allocated for these projects is approximately ₹ 410.77 crores, out of which ₹ 41.582 crores has been released. The details are placed at Annexure. (c) & (d) Yes, a structured monitoring and feedback mechanism has been incorporated for pilot projects being implemented in the road transport sector under NGHM. The agencies executing these projects are required to regularly submit performance reports on hydrogen vehicle operations, including vehicle efficiency, fuel consumption, safety aspects, and utilization patterns. The learnings from these pilot projects support the assessment of techno – economic viability of hydrogen – based mobility solutions and facilitate future policy interventions and deployment of green hydrogen vehicles in India. *****Annexure Pilot Projects – Transport (Phase I) Total Vehicle Category Sanctioned S. Routes Consortium Viability Gap No. Funding (90%) Buses Trucks (INR Crore) 1. Greater Noida - Delhi – Agra NTPC with (NCT of Delhi and buses 12m HFCV 1. Uttar Pradesh) 39.05 - manufactured Buses (6) 2. Bhubaneshwar - by AL Konark – Puri (Odisha) 1. Ahmedabad - Vadodara – Surat (Gujarat) 2. Sahibabad - Faridabad – Delhi (Uttar Pradesh, 55T HICE Trucks (8) Tata Motors + Haryana and NCT of 12m HFCV 2. 70.02 28T HICE Trucks (4) IOCL Delhi) Buses (2) 55T HFC Trucks (2) 3. Pune – Mumbai (Maharashtra) 4. Jamshedpur - Kalinga Nagar (Jharkhand and Odisha) 1. Thiruvananthapuram – Kochi ANERT + 28T FC Trucks (2) 3. (Kerala) 34.84 - BPCL 28T ICE Trucks (2) 2. Kochi – Edappally (Kerala) 11m HICE 1. Jamnagar – 19T HICE truck (3) bus (1) 4. RIL + AL Ahmedabad 46.87 28T HICE truck (3) 13.5 m HFCV (Gujarat) 35T HFCV Truck (2) bus (1) 1. NH – 16 Vasakhapatnam – 5. HPCL – Volvo 17.13 - 40T – Truck HICE (1) Bayyavaram (Andhra Pradesh) Total 207.91 10 27Pilot Projects – Transport (Phase II) Total Sanctioned Vehicle Category S. No. Consortium Viability Gap Funding Route (90%) (INR Crore) Buses Trucks 1. Kandla – 9m HFCV Bus 1. NTPC – GEL 26.61 Gandhidham - (3) (Gujarat) 1. In and around Chamba, 9m HFCV Bus 2. NHPC 1.77 - Himachal (1) Pradesh 1. Kochi- Kozhikode, NH ANERT + 66 12m HFCV 3. 51.54 28T HICE Trucks (2) KSRTC + TML 2. Kochi-Thrissur- Bus (2) Palakkad (Kerala) 1. Bina - Guna – VECV + Bina 9m HFCV Bus 19T HICE truck (3) 4. 5.91 BPCL (Madhya (1) 40T HICE truck (2) Pradesh) WAAREE+ Indify 1. Surat-Chikhli- Horizon Fuel 12m HFCV 5. 28.77 Tumb 35T HFCV Truck (1) Cell Bus (2) (Gujarat) Technologies Pvt Ltd EKA Mobility 1. Bina-Bhopal- + KPIT Bina 9m HFCV 2. Bina-Jhansi-Bina Technologies Bus (3) 6 44.84 3. Bina-Sanchi 55T HFCV Truck (2) +BPCL + 12m HFCV Stupa-Bina Super Spares Bus (5) (Madhya & Services Pradesh) 1. Vadodara- KPI GEL + Ankleshwar- Vadodara TML + AB 7 43.42 2. Vapi-Nashik- 55T HICE Truck (6) Process Vapi Technologies (Gujarat and Maharashtra) Total 202.86 17 16 *HFCV: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles, HICE: Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine.