Bids invited to set up green hydrogen production units

The government on Monday invited bids for setting up green hydrogen manufacturing capacities of 450,000 tonnes per year in the first tranche of the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) scheme.

The SIGHT programme is a part of India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission launched in January, with an outlay of Rs 17,490 crore for green hydrogen capacity as well as electrolysers. Of this, Rs 13,050 crore is for green hydrogen capacities till financial year 2029-30.