
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu unveils Green Hydrogen Valley declaration
The Chief Minister had introduced through the current Green Hydrogen Summit held at SRM University in Amaravati that the State authorities could be bringing out the declaration. The State authorities aimed toward positioning Andhra Pradesh as a frontrunner in inexperienced hydrogen innovation and sustainable industrial transformation.
The declaration — issued collectively by senior authorities officers, world trade leaders, scientists, and coverage makers — outlined a complete roadmap for constructing India’s largest ecosystem for inexperienced hydrogen manufacturing, analysis, and software. Anchored within the State’s considerable renewable vitality potential and lengthy shoreline, the coverage goals to make Andhra Pradesh a pivotal hub in India’s inexperienced economic system transition.
At the guts of the declaration are 4 core goals — accelerating inexperienced hydrogen manufacturing and infrastructure, selling home manufacturing and innovation, constructing technical and analysis capability, and fostering world partnerships and governance fashions to make sure sustainable improvement.
Key targets set beneath the declaration embody establishing 5 GW electrolyser manufacturing capability by 2029 and attaining 1.50 million metric tonnes every year (MMTPA) of inexperienced hydrogen manufacturing. The State additionally goals to cut back the price of inexperienced hydrogen from ₹460 to ₹160–170 per kg by the identical yr, backed by the event of a 25 GW Green Energy Corridor for transmission.
A central pillar of the declaration is the creation of an indigenous provide chain, with 60% of electrolyser parts and storage options to be regionally manufactured by 2030. At least three manufacturing models shall be set as much as help this effort.
The Green Hydrogen Valley will even characteristic India’s first Integrated Green Hydrogen Skilling Ecosystem, coaching 2,000 specialists yearly by 2030. A ₹500 crore innovation fund shall be put aside to help 50 start-ups, specializing in the event of superior supplies, high-strength carbon fibre, and hydrogen storage cylinders.
Research and improvement shall be anchored at SRM University-AP, designated because the State’s nodal company, the place cutting-edge testing services and collaboration platforms shall be established. Annual summits will observe progress and encourage data trade amongst stakeholders. With formal partnerships deliberate beneath India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission, the declaration emphasizes Andhra Pradesh’s dedication to world local weather targets and vitality safety.
A multi-stake-holder Green Hydrogen Valley Advisory Board shall be established with a number of working teams to establish the most effective applied sciences for manufacturing of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives, testing services and storage services.
Published – July 21, 2025 04:40 pm IST
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