NEW DELHI :
In what may further help burnish India’s green energy credentials, the government may extend the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturing electrolyzers, which are used for producing green hydrogen.
Green hydrogen gas is produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using an electrolyzer, which may be powered by electricity generated from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. The biggest impediment for a push towards green hydrogen is the cost of electrolyzer, with its present prices being over $800 per kilowatt.
“You do not need a PLI scheme for green hydrogen but for manufacturing of electrolyzers as we go along,” said Niti Aayog chief executive officer Amitabh Kant at “Mint India Investment Summit” on Wednesday.
A drop in electrolyzer prices is expected to…