National Green Hydrogen Mission
• The National Green Hydrogen Mission was first announced by the Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech in 2021.
• The initial outlay includes
◦ ₹17,490 crore for the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme (SIGHT);
◦ ₹1,466 crore for pilot projects;
◦ ₹400 crore for research and development; and
◦ ₹388 crore for other mission components.
• Objectives –
✅The mission has a stated aim of making India a global hub for the production of green hydrogen.
✅• The mission is also aimed at
1 Creation of export opportunities for green hydrogen and its derivatives
2 Decarbonisation of the energy sector and use in mobility applications in a bid to lower the dependence on fossil fuels
3 .Development of indigenous manufacturing capacities.