Centre to support retrofitting ships to run on Green Hydrogen

The centre will support retrofitting existing ships to run them on Green Hydrogen under a new scheme for the sector. Provisions will also be made for developing bunkering, and refuelling facilities in ports on international shipping lanes for fuels based on Green Hydrogen. An official statement said the scheme for implementing pilot projects using Green Hydrogen in the shipping sector entails a budgetary outlay of Rs 115 crores till fiscal 2025-26.