Green hydrogen fuel of future; India has its inherent advantages: Hardeep Puri

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Davos [Switzerland], January 17 (ANI): India, with a large population base, has its inherent advantages when it comes to green hydrogen, said Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri, asserting that there will be a large energy demand as the country transitions to greener sources of energy...

I think the world focuses on Green Hydrogen as the fuel of the future..

India has some inherent advantages because we have a large consuming population, there will be a large demand for energy and as we transition to greener energy, Green Hydrogen will arrive on our scene sooner than later, he told reporters on the sidelines of the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland...

The Union Cabinet in early January 2023 approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission, aiming to make India a global hub for such technologies production, utilisation, and export..

India meets a sizable portion of its energy needs through imports, and this green hydrogen mission is seen as an avenue to reduce the dependence on imported fuel...

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