The government’s National Green Hydrogen mission is set to provide a fillip to the renewable energy sector by making green hydrogen significantly cheaper, aiding the industry to establish global supply chains, analysts say.
The reduced cost of the green fuel is meant to make it competitive against the widely used grey hydrogen, which is produced from fossil fuels.
As per experts, producing grey hydrogen currently costs around Rs 160-220 per kg, much lower than green hydrogen. Though the policy push will bring the cost of the green fuel at par with that of grey hydrogen.
“Green hydrogen production cost has been closer to