The MNRE or Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has unveiled a scheme for funding testing facilities, infrastructure, and institutional support for the development of standards and regulatory framework under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM).

The scheme:

With a budgetary outlay of Rs. 200 Crore till FY 2025-26, the scheme aims to identify gaps in existing testing facilities for components, technologies, and processes used in the value chain of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives.

Salient features:

• create new testing facilities to test, validate, and certify technologies and processes in the value chain
• upgrade existing facilities with different testing agencies
• ensure safe and secure operations of equipment/instruments used in the Green Hydrogen Value Chain
• encourage participation from private and government entities in establishing world-class testing facilities in India
• support projects to develop testing & certification infrastructure for the components of the Green Hydrogen value chain
• enable funding capital expenditure for the establishment of new testing infrastructure
• evaluate and grant financial support for the establishment of testing infrastructure on a case-by-case basis
• support the creation of Center(s) of Excellence

The Agency for the Implementation of the Scheme will be the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) (SIA). The plan includes building strong performance and quality testing facilities to guarantee sustainability, safety, and quality in the manufacturing and trading of green hydrogen, MNRE said.