20 MAY ,2023.
How Gujarat is working to become India’s green hydrogen hub(PG 6)(GS 3)
20 MAY ,2023.
•Gujarat has set the ball rolling to become the country's green hydrogen manufacturing hub and retain its dominance over the industrial sector.
•The State has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with several big corporates, including Reliance, Adani, ArcelorMittal and Torrent, which have pledged huge investments in green energy projects and have been allotted land for the same.
•“We aim to become a hub for green hydrogen by creating a production capacity of 8 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) by 2035,” State Industries Minister Balwantsinh Rajput said.
•The State is framing a new policy for green hydrogen manufacturing, which will be given the status of a “priority sector”, said officials.
• The State Cabinet approved the allotment of 1.99 lakh hectares in the KutchBanaskantha border areas against the proposals, by the corporate that signed the MoUs, for setting up projects across 3.26 lakh hectares.