India is in talks with the governments of other countries to export green hydrogen made in the South Asian nation, Reuters quoted an official of its foreign ministry as saying on Thursday. “We are in a position to make green hydrogen as our main source of energy in the future,” Prabhat Kumar, an additional secretary of the external affairs ministry, said at an industry event.
Green hydrogen is made by breaking down water using electricity from renewable sources, which is considered crucial to decarbonize hard-to-abate heavy industries.
The Indian government is planning a massive expansion of green hydrogen production to curb its dependence on energy imports and to wean the economy off fossil fuels to meet climate targets.
New Delhi is aiming for an annual production capacity of 25 million tons by 2047, people familiar with the plans told Bloomberg. However, the number could change…