Govt likely to announce Green Hydrogen enablers tomorrow, Considering uniform RPOs

The government is likely to announce a policy tomorrow to enable green hydrogen manufacturing firms to set up renewable plants or source the energy from anywhere in the country without transmission charges, power and renewable energy minister R K Singh said on Wednesday.

Singh also said the government is considering a uniform renewable purchase obligation (RPO) mechanism to be followed by all states. Presently all states have set their own RPO targets but most have not even achieved them. Non-compliance will invite penalties as per the Electricity Act, he said.