New Delhi, March 26 -- On February 14, 2024, the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) released scheme guidelines for the execution of pilot projects utilising green hydrogen in the transport sector, as part of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, Shripad Yesso Naik, Union minister of state for new & renewable energy and power told the Rajya Sabha.

The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) was appointed as the Implementing Agency for this scheme, the minister stated. Following the recommendations of ARAI and the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, MNRE has approved five pilot projects, which include a total of 37 vehicles (buses and trucks) and nine hydrogen refuelling stations, he informed.

These vehicl...