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India Boosts Green Hydrogen: Incentives for 8.62 LTPA Production & 3000 MW Electrolyser Capacity
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News18•24-09-2026, 21:30
India Boosts Green Hydrogen: Incentives for 8.62 LTPA Production & 3000 MW Electrolyser Capacity
- •Union Minister Pralhad Joshi announced incentives for 8.62 lakh tonnes per annum (LTPA) of green hydrogen production capacity.
- •Incentives also cover 3,000 MW per annum of domestic electrolyser manufacturing capacity.
- •Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, with an outlay of Rs 19,744 crore, SIGHT program incentives have been awarded.
- •Green hydrogen production capacities of 30 kilotonnes per annum (KTPA) have been awarded to refineries.
- •Joshi stated that the lowest bid for green ammonia was Rs 49.75/kg, while green hydrogen was discovered at Rs 279/kg.
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Incentives have been awarded for 8.62 lakh tonnes per annum of green hydrogen production and 3,000 MW per annum of domestic electrolyser manufacturing capacity.
The national green hydrogen mission features an outlay of about Rs 19,744 crore to support the SIGHT program incentives and clean energy expansion objectives.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi stated that the lowest bid discovered for green hydrogen was Rs 279 per kilogram, while green ammonia was discovered at Rs 49.75 per kilogram.
