UP’s Green Hydrogen Policy 2023 to Help Achieve 1 Million Tonne Production Capacity

The goal is to achieve 1 million tonne per annum (mtpa) production capacity.

Uttar Pradesh is set to emerge as a frontrunner in the field of green hydrogen market with its goal to achieve 1 million tonne per annum (mtpa) green hydrogen production capacity.

In an interview to News18, Anupam Shukla, Director, Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA), said the state is ready with its Green Hydrogen Policy 2023 which will play a pivotal role in achieving 1 mtpa green hydrogen production capacity. UPNEDA is the nodal agency designation for the implementation of the solar energy policy, bio energy policy, and other renewable energy schemes.

“To promote green hydrogen production and this sector in the state, we have prepared a draft of Uttar Pradesh Green Hydrogen Policy 2023, which is likely to get the government’s nod soon. Our goal is to achieve 1 million tonne per annum (mtpa) green hydrogen production capacity and generate 120,000 jobs.”

“In this regard, we will also establish two centres of excellence dedicated to research and innovation in green hydrogen. It was during Global Investor Summit (GIS) 2023 that the UP government received the investment proposals worth Rs 2.73 trillion for green hydrogen plants from 20 leading companies. Of these, the process to ensure the implementation of nine projects, having capacity of about 12,000MW by five developer companies, is already underway.”

In the Global Investor Summit (GIS) 2023, UPNEDA received a total investment proposal worth Rs 7.5 lakh crore in the renewable energy sector. Of these, we are ready with 111 projects, including 32 solar energy projects worth Rs 45000 crore, 74 bio energy projects worth Rs 5,000 crore and five pumped storage projects. The UP government has allocated over 6,000 acres of land in the last couple of months for the implementation of the project. In the last seven years, the renewable energy capacity in the state has been increased to a total of 4300 MW by using 2100 MW solar energy and 2200 MW bioenergy. To further maximise the capacity, the government has released the UP Solar Energy Policy 2022 and Bioenergy Policy 2022.

The government is committed to the sustainable development of the state through energy transition. To achieve the goal of creating a $1 trillion economy, UPNEDA, the nodal agency designated for renewable energy works in the state, is promoting the use of various sources of renewable energy. So far, about 302 MW capacity solar rooftop plants have been installed in the state. In total, solar rooftop plants have been installed in 1,527 buildings of additional social institutions/educational institutions/government/semi-government, industrial and commercial institutions. And to further promote the use of solar rooftops, UPNEDA has also launched various awareness drives in the districts like Ayodhya, Ghaziabad, Varanasi, Kanpur, Aligarh etc to make the masses aware of the benefits of solar energy.

Tags: Green Hydrogen, Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency