National Hydrogen Mission of India
                     NATIONAL HYDROGEN 
MISSION OF INDIA
NATIONAL HYDROGEN 
MISSION
• GOVERNMENT OF INDIA’S (GOI) NATIONAL 
HYDROGEN ENERGY MISSION (NHM) INITIATIVE 
WILL CAPITALISE ON ONE OF THE MOST 
ABUNDANT ELEMENTS ON EARTH FOR CLEANER 
ALTERNATIVE FUEL OPTION
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
EFFORTS IN THIS REGARD
• RECENTLY, THE FINANCE MINISTER IN THE 
UNION BUDGET FOR 2020-21 FORMALLY 
ANNOUNCED THE NHM WHICH AIMS FOR 
GENERATION OF HYDROGEN FROM GREEN 
POWER RESOURCES.
• THE MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE 
ENERGY (MNRE) HAS ALSO DISCLOSED THAT 
THE DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR NHM WILL BE 
FINALISED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH AND 
WILL THEREAFTER PROCEED FOR APPROVAL OF 
THE UNION CABINET.
Source: www.insightsonindia.com
CHALLENGES FOR INDIA
• THE TECHNOLOGY USED IN PRODUCTION AND 
USE OF HYDROGEN LIKE CARBON CAPTURE AND 
STORAGE (CCS) AND HYDROGEN FUEL CELL 
TECHNOLOGY ARE AT NASCENT STAGE AND IS 
EXPENSIVE WHICH IN TURN INCREASES THE 
COST OF PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN.
• THE MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR FUEL CELLS 
POST-COMPLETION OF A PLANT CAN BE COSTLY, 
LIKE IN SOUTH KOREA.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
WHAT IS HYDROGEN FUEL?
• HYDROGEN IS THE LIGHTEST AND FIRST 
ELEMENT ON THE PERIODIC TABLE. 
• SINCE THE WEIGHT OF HYDROGEN IS LESS THAN 
AIR, IT RISES IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND IS 
THEREFORE RARELY FOUND IN ITS PURE FORM, 
H2.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
ZERO-EMISSION FUEL
• AT STANDARD TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE, 
HYDROGEN IS A NONTOXIC, NONMETALLIC, 
ODORLESS, TASTELESS, COLORLESS, AND 
HIGHLY COMBUSTIBLE DIATOMIC GAS.
• HYDROGEN FUEL IS A ZERO-EMISSION FUEL 
BURNED WITH OXYGEN. 
• IT CAN BE USED IN FUEL CELLS OR INTERNAL 
COMBUSTION ENGINES. 
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
PRODUCTION OF 
HYDROGEN
• HYDROGEN IS THE FUEL OF THE FUTURE, 
HOWEVER IT IS IMPERATIVE TO NOTE THAT IT IS 
NOT THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN WHICH IS 
THE CHALLENGE, BUT THE PRODUCTION OF 
GREEN HYDROGEN. 
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
ADVANTAGE OF USING 
HYDROGEN
• THE USAGE OF HYDROGEN WILL NOT ONLY HELP 
US IN ACHIEVING OUR EMISSIONS GOALS 
UNDER THE PARIS AGREEMENT, BUT WILL ALSO 
REDUCE IMPORT DEPENDENCY ON FOSSIL 
FUELS.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
USAGE OF HYDROGEN
• HYDROGEN IS PRIMARILY USED IN 
PETROCHEMICALS AND FERTILISER INDUSTRY 
AND IS PRODUCED LARGELY FROM NATURAL 
GAS, THEREBY EMITTING ENORMOUS AMOUNTS 
OF CARBON DIOXIDE.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
TYPES OF HYDROGEN
• DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE METHOD OF 
ITS EXTRACTION, HYDROGEN IS CATEGORISED 
INTO THREE CATEGORIES, NAMELY, GREY, BLUE 
AND GREEN. 
• THERE IS GROWING FOCUS ON INCREASING 
PRODUCTION OF GREEN AND BLUE HYDROGEN 
DUE TO ITS NO CARBON EMISSION AND USE OF 
CARBON OFFSET TECHNOLOGY, RESPECTIVELY. 
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
INNOVATIVE 
TECHNOLOGIES
• SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE EXPLORING 
TECHNOLOGIES WHICH CAN CONVERT BIO AND 
PLASTIC WASTE INTO HYDROGEN, THEREBY 
PROVIDING A HUGE SCOPE FOR INVESTMENT IN 
THIS TECHNOLOGY WHICH CAN COMBAT 
INDIA’S TWIN PROBLEMS OF WASTE 
MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY SECURITY.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com