Delhi to have Hydrogen-enriched CNG by 2019-end: Dharmendra Pradhan

Delhi will soon have access to cleaner gas-based auto-fuel before the end of the year said Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan.

Speaking at the BNEF Summit in New Delhi, Pradhan said, “In Delhi, by the end of this calendar year, we will be infusing hydrogen with existing CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) retailing network.”

Compared with petrol and diesel, CNG emits less air pollutants — carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter. Pradhan was speaking about H-CNG, a blend of hydrogen and CNG. It is estimated that the ideal mix with CNG will have up to 18 per cent Hydrogen.