The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has published its Scheme Guidelines for implementation of Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme – Component I: Incentive Scheme for Electrolyser Manufacturing of the National Green Hydrogen Mission. This notification was issued on 28th June, 2023.
The objectives of the scheme are as follows:
- maximise indigenous electrolyser manufacturing capacity
- achieving lower levelised cost of hydrogen production
- ensuring globally competitive performance and quality of products
- progressively enhancing domestic value addition
- supporting established and promising technologies
Moreover, the expenditure for the scheme will be met by budget provisions under the Hydrogen Mission Head. The Solar Energy Corporation of India will be the implementing agency for the implementation of the scheme.