Green hydrogen critical for India’s economic development, energy security: Economic Survey PTI Updated: January 31st, 2023, 19:25 IST in Business , Sci-Tech 0 Pic- The Quint Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on WhatsApp Share on Linkedin New Delhi: Green hydrogen will be crucial for India’s economic development, energy security and achieving decarbonisation of harder-to-abate sectors, according to the Economic Survey 2022-23. The survey tabled in the Parliament on Tuesday stated that from the emerging global momentum on green hydrogen, India can situate this decarbonisation opportunity not just within the context of a low-carbon economy but also as an enabler of energy security and economic development for the nation. Green hydrogen will be crucial for achieving decarbonisation of harder-to-abate sectors such as fertilisers, refining, methanol, maritime shipping, iron & steel and long-haul transport, the survey said.
Further, the survey said that green hydrogen is also an important element of India’s Long Term Low Emissions Development Strategy (LT-LEDS). With a vision to make India an energy-independent nation, and to de-carbonise critical sectors, the government approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission January 4, 2023 with an initial outlay of Rs 19,744 crore. The mission will facilitate demand creation, production, utilisation and export of green hydrogen and mobilisation of over Rs 8 lakh crore of investments by 2030.
As per the survey, the energy transition plan is complemented by numerous policies intended to improve the ecosystem to deploy promising technological innovations like green hydrogen. The National Hydrogen Mission and Green Hydrogen Policy have been introduced to enable India to be energy independent by 2047. In June 2022, a report by NITI Aayog showed that in the case of India, renewable tariffs have fallen in recent years, and electrolyser costs are expected to fall in the future.
A recent report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (2020) suggested that the cost of electrolysers is crucial for making green hydrogen economically viable. NITI Aayog’s report estimates that the cumulative value of the green hydrogen market in India will be $8 billion by 2030 and $340 billion by 2050. The electrolyser market will be approximately $5 billion by 2030 and $31 billion by 2050.
The country has consistently modified/amended regulatory standards and adopted policy level interventions to support the development and adoption of new technology, the survey said. India’s progress on energy transition may be understood from the fact that it has enhanced its non-fossil fuel-based installed capacity target to 50 per cent in its updated NDC as the target of 40 per cent of the first NDC was achieved well in advance. PTI Tags: economic survey Economy fiscal GDP Green hygrogen India Nirmala Sitharaman union Budget Share Tweet Send Share Suggest A Correction Enter your email to get our daily news in your inbox.
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