Rameswar Teli, the minister of state for petroleum and natural gas, stated that oil and gas sector PSUs have a goal of putting up 0.7 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) green hydrogen manufacturing capacity.

Furthermore, according to Teli, the PSUs are planning to set up 120 kilo tonnes of green hydrogen capacity by 2025–2026. Teli was speaking at the three-day International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH 2023).

The Minister also informed the participating delegates about various projects being undertaken by the oil and gas sector PSUs dealing with various stages of the green hydrogen value chain.

This includes state-run Oil India, which has initiated a pilot plan for mixing green hydrogen in gas pipelines in Jorhat (Assam). For this, the company is manufacturing 10 kg of green hydrogen per day.

Besides, the gas utility GAIL has started a project of mixing 2 per cent green hydrogen in piped natural gas (PNG) in Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Teli said.