Green Hydrogen/ Green Ammonia Policy notified

Green Hydrogen Green Ammonia Policy notified

Question: On which date Ministry of Power notified Green Hydrogen/ Green Ammonia Policy ?
A. 17 February 2022
B. 16 February2022
C. 15February2022
D. 14February2022
Answer- A
Related facts —

  • Central government is taking various measures to facilitate the transition from fossil fuel / fossil fuel based feed stocks to green hydrogen / green ammonia.
  • The recent measure is release of notification of Green Hydrogen/ Green Ammonia Policy.
  • Significance —
  • The implementation of this Policy will provide clean fuel to the common people of the country.
  • This will reduce dependence on fossil fuel and also reduce crude oil imports.
  • The objective also is for our country to emerge as an export Hub for Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia.
  • The policy promotes Renewable Energy (RE) generation as RE will be the basic ingredient in making green hydrogen.
  • It is notable that Green hydrogen is defined as hydrogen produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity.

By – Pankaj Pandey

Link:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1799067