Archive · 19 Sep 2025
NITI Aayog: India Prioritizes Hydrogen Production and Import Reduction
India is working on making hydrogen fuel.
The goal is to make 5 million metric tons by 2030.
NITI Aayog is helping with this, and they are trying to make it so that India doesn't need to buy hydrogen from other countries.
They have launched a special project and are also encouraging companies to build hydrogen plants.
They are also using green hydrogen.
They hope that hydrogen will become a common fuel, like gasoline.
NITI Aayog is focused on reducing hydrogen production imports.
India aims to produce 5 million metric tonnes of hydrogen by 2030.
The government launched the Hydrogen Mission with a budget of Rs 19,200 crore.
Research includes hydrogen charging stations and high-pressure cylinders.
Green hydrogen plants are being developed using solar and grid energy.
- Who
- Dr. V.K. Saraswat (NITI Aayog Member)
- What
- Efforts to reduce hydrogen production imports.
- When
- Reported on Friday.
- Where
- Bengaluru
- Why
- To develop a hydrogen economy and utilize hydrogen in different sectors.
Challenges in Hydrogen Economy
Advantages of Hydrogen Economy
Cost of Green Hydrogen
Challenges in Hydrogen Economy
High production costs, between $4 and $5 per unit.
Advantages of Hydrogen Economy
Will decrease with reforms.
- Organization
- NITI Aayog
- Key Official
- Dr. V.K. Saraswat
- Hydrogen Production Target
- 5 million metric tonnes by 2030
- Government Initiative
- Hydrogen Mission (Rs 19,200 crore)
- Focus
- Reducing imports in hydrogen production
