Centre issues guidelines for funding of testing facilities, infra under National Green Hydrogen Mission

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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on July 4 issued scheme guidelines for funding of testing facilities, infrastructure, and institutional support for development of standards and regulatory framework under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.

The ministry has allocated total budgetary outlay of Rs 200 crore for implementation during the period 2024-26.

For Government entities, MNRE will fund up to 100 per cent  of the capital cost for equipment, installation, and commissioning of the equipment while for priavte entities the ministry will cover 70 per cent of the cost, according to the guidelines.

The scheme aims to identify gaps in the existing testing facilities for components, technologies, and processes in the value chain of Green Hydrogen & its derivatives. It will also support creation of new testing facilities and upgradation of existing Testing Facilities to ensure safe and secure operations, the ministry said in a statement.

Projects with an intention to develop testing & certification infrastructure for the components of Green Hydrogen value chain will be supported under the initiative. The Scheme will also support the upgradation of existing testing facilities available with private and government entity, as per its salient features.

The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) will be the scheme Implementation agency (SIA) and will invite bids for setting up such facilities.