In India, Indica News reported that India’s leading industry body has called on the government to take stronger policy steps to accelerate the growth of a domestic green hydrogen market, saying mandatory usage backed by financial support is needed to create stable demand and bring down costs.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) urged the introduction of green hydrogen mandates across key sectors, arguing that the large cost gap between green hydrogen and conventional grey hydrogen remains a major barrier to adoption, according to the report.
It said greening mandates supported by incentives could help overcome this challenge and enable a vibrant green hydrogen economy.
“The proposed Green Hydrogen Blending could be introduced for sectors like refining, fertilizer and natural gas with cost-offset mechanisms. The sectors that use grey hydrogen extensively are best positioned to pioneer large-scale demand for green hydrogen,” the statement said.
According to CII, such mandates would give producers long-term demand certainty, allowing faster cost reductions through economies of scale.
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