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Green hydrogen may soon be a must for fertiliser, refinery units: R K Singh

Plan is to replace use of imported ammonia in farming, petroleum, steel and other sectors; Gadkari bats for all govt vehicles to go electric

RK Singh
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Singh was speaking at the launch of the government’s Go Electric campaign launched by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency.

Shreya Jai New Delhi
The Centre is planning to make the use of green hydrogen mandatory in some sectors as part of the National Hydrogen Mission. The plan is to replace the use of imported ammonia in agriculture, petroleum, steel and other sectors.

“We are going to have green hydrogen bids in another four-five months,” R K Singh, union minister for power and new and renewable energy said. He said discussions have already being held with the ministry of petroleum and natural gas, ministry of steel, and ministry of chemicals and fertilisers.

“We import ammonia. Suppose we have a mandate, like we have the

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