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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3670
ANSWERED ON 24.03.2026
NATIONAL GREEN HYDROGEN MISSION AND EXPANSION OF GAS
INFRASTRUCTURE
3670. SHRI TEJVEER SINGH
Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:
(a) whether major projects have been approved under the National Green Hydrogen
Mission to encourage production and use of green hydrogen;
(b) if so, the details of current progress, investments and potential industrial uses thereof;
and
(c) whether additional steps are being taken to expand city gas distribution networks and
natural gas infrastructure to increase the use of clean fuel?
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.
The details of projects under NGHM are given below:
i. Incentive scheme for Electrolyser Manufacturing:
• 3000 MW per annum electrolyser manufacturing capacity has been awarded to 15
companies.
ii. Incentive schemes for Green Hydrogen production:
• 8,62,000 Metric Tonnes per Annum (MTPA) of green hydrogen production
capacity, has been awarded to 18 companies.
iii. Demand aggregation for green ammonia:
• Prices have been discovered by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for the
production and supply of 7,24,000 Metric Tonnes per Annum (MTPA) of Green
Ammonia (a derivative of Green Hydrogen) to 13 fertilizer units across India.
iv. Demand aggregation of green hydrogen in refinery sector:
• 20,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen production and supply capacity has
been awarded for supply to the refineries of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Bharat
Petroleum Corporation Limited and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.
Additionally, price has been discovered for production and supply of 10,000 tonnes
per annum of green hydrogen to Numaligarh Refinery Limited, Assam.
v. Pilot projects:
• Five pilot projects have been sanctioned for the use of hydrogen in steel sector.
• V. O. Chidambaranar Port Authority has awarded a project for development of
bunkering and refuelling facility for green methanol at the port.• Five pilot projects have been sanctioned for deployment of 37 hydrogen - fuelled
vehicles with 9 Hydrogen Refuelling Stations (HRS) along 10 different routes across
India.
The investment commitments have not been made available by the project developers.
(c) Government have taken various steps to increase adoption and expansion of city gas
distribution (CGD) network across the country which, inter-alia, includes:
i. Allocating domestic gas on priority basis to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)/ Piped
Natural Gas (PNG);
ii. Diverting domestic gas from non-priority sectors to meet the requirement for CNG/
PNG sector;
iii. Expansion of CGD network, grant of Public Utility Status to CGD projects;
iv. Grant of Public Utility Status to CGD projects;
v. Notification for supply of domestic gas through available mode (including cascade
mode) for CNG/PNG purpose, allocating domestic natural gas for CNG and PNG
segments on a two-quarter advance basis, expansion of National Gas Grid Pipeline;
vi. Setting up of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminals;
vii. Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiatives to
promote Bio-CNG, etc.
viii. Government has also notified that gas produced from discoveries in Deepwater,
Ultra Deepwater and High Pressure-High Temperature areas, in any situation which
may require proportionate distribution of the gas offered under the bidding process,
the contractor shall offer gas to bidders belonging to CNG/ PNG sector on priority.
PNGRB has also published a roadmap on hydrogen transportation through pipelines and
blending with natural gas.
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