Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Uttar Pradesh and Yamanashi Advance Green Hydrogen Partnership
Uttar Pradesh and Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan want to work together on cleaner energy.
Uttar Pradesh has many people, businesses and sunny areas that can produce renewable power.
Yamanashi has experience making and storing green hydrogen.
Green hydrogen can be made using extra electricity from solar panels instead of letting that electricity go to waste.
It can later power factories, buses, vehicles and heating systems.
Uttar Pradesh hopes to produce 1 million metric tonnes of green hydrogen each year by 2028.
The partnership may also bring Japanese investment, technology and industrial projects to the state.
Students could receive training in hydrogen technology, robotics and advanced manufacturing.
Cleaner buses and electric-vehicle charging systems could also help reduce pollution in cities such as Noida.
Uttar Pradesh and Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture are expanding cooperation on green hydrogen and clean energy.
A 200-member Yamanashi delegation visited Uttar Pradesh to explore technology, investment and development opportunities.
Yamanashi’s Power-to-Gas technology converts surplus renewable electricity into storable green hydrogen.
Uttar Pradesh aims to produce 1 million metric tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2028.
The partnership could support industrial decarbonisation, clean transport, skills training, employment and energy storage.
- Who
- The governments and institutions of Uttar Pradesh and Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture, including a 200-member Yamanashi delegation.
- What
- A partnership focused on green hydrogen, renewable-energy storage, clean transport, investment, industrial development and technical training.
- When
- During the reported visit by the Yamanashi delegation; no specific date is provided.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, including potential projects in Bundelkhand, Purvanchal, the Yamuna Expressway region and Noida, in cooperation with Yamanashi Prefecture.
- Why
- To use Yamanashi’s clean-energy expertise alongside Uttar Pradesh’s renewable resources, industrial base, market and workforce while supporting lower emissions and economic development.
- Delegation size
- A 200-member delegation from Yamanashi visited Uttar Pradesh.
- Green hydrogen target
- Uttar Pradesh aims to produce 1 million metric tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2028.
- Core technology
- Yamanashi uses Power-to-Gas technology to convert surplus electricity into green hydrogen.
- Potential applications
- Stored hydrogen could serve factories, buses, vehicles and local heating systems.
- Potential regions
- Bundelkhand and Purvanchal are identified as areas with significant solar-energy potential.
- Industrial cooperation
- Plans include Japanese cities and industrial parks in the Yamuna Expressway region.
- Skills development
- Technical-institution students are expected to receive training in hydrogen technology, robotics and advanced manufacturing.