Green hydrogen purchase to be mandatory for sectors
Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy said purchase of green hydrogen will be made mandatory for certain sectors similar to renewable purchase obligation.
Under RPO (Renewable Purchase Obligation), bulk purchasers like discoms, open access consumers and captive users are required to buy a certain proportion of renewable energy out of their total consumption of electricity. They can also buy RE certificates from renewable energy producers to meet the RPO norms. Green hydrogen is produced using renewable energy and electrolysis to split water and is distinct from grey hydrogen, which is produced from methane and releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and blue hydrogen, which captures those emissions and prevent them causing climate change.
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