Discuss the steps that are required to make India a global leader in green hydrogen production.(200 Words)
Refer - Financial Express
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KEY POINTS
· The cost of power constitutes anywhere between 50% and 70% of the total cost of green hydrogen depending on the location of production and the source of renewable energy, whether wind or solar.
· The open-access charge in turn is a significant portion of the cost of power. According to analysis by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), the cost of green hydrogen production could drop by 17% in a state such as Uttar Pradesh (UP) due to the waiving of the central transmission charges for states importing renewable power.
· The story is slightly different when renewable energy is produced in the same state as green hydrogen production. Inter-state transmission charges would not apply in such cases.
· For example, according to CEEW analysis, if intra-state charges were waived off in Gujarat and power also wheeled from within the state, the cost of green hydrogen production would drop by 12%.
· Under RPO mandates specific end users are required to purchase a minimum level of renewable power out of their total power consumption, which differs by the type of end user and state.
· Hence, the inter-state transmission charge waiver should be extended beyond 2025 and up to 2030, post which green hydrogen would become commercially viable due to scale of production.
· Adopting these recommendations would make green hydrogen production significantly competitive both domestically and in the export markets.
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Manish 2 years
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