Stamped in Green: India’s Hydrogen Future Begins

NATIONAL
🗓️ April 30, 2025
Thematic Focus: 🔋 Clean Energy | ✅ Certification Reform | 🇮🇳 Green Industrial Policy

🌿 Intro Whisper:
To turn the invisible into trust, India has now placed its green dreams on a stamp — certifying purity at the source.

🪷 Key Highlights:

• ✅ Launch of GHCI:
  India introduces Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India (GHCI) to ensure traceability, transparency, and credibility in green hydrogen production.
• 💧 What is Green Hydrogen?
  Produced using renewable energy (like solar, wind), green hydrogen offers zero-carbon fuel alternative, reduces GHG emissions, and cuts import dependence.
• 📜 Mandatory Certification:
  • All domestic producers (except export-only units) must get certified.
  • Only renewable-energy-sourced hydrogen will qualify.
  • Conducted by Accredited Carbon Verification (ACV) Agencies listed under Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
• 💱 Market Mechanism:
  • From 2026, green hydrogen certificates will become tradable in India’s carbon market, adding commercial value.
• 🏭 MSMEs in Focus:
  • Can lead component manufacturing, biomass-based hydrogen, and localised tech services.
  • Integral to job creation and supply-chain innovation.
• 🇮🇳 National Green Hydrogen Mission Goals:
  • 5 MMT of green hydrogen by 2030.
  • 125 GW renewable energy capacity.
  • ₹8 lakh crore in investments.
  • 6 lakh new jobs.
  • Significant drop in fossil fuel imports and carbon footprint.

🧭 GS Paper Mapping:
GS III – Energy, Environment, Infrastructure |
GS II – Government Policies & Schemes

🪞A Thought Spark — by IAS Monk:
“Certifying the future is not a bureaucratic act — it is a moral signature on Earth’s survival pact.” 🌱