India Launches Green Hydrogen Plot for Cleaner Transport; Pune-Mumbai Among Key Routes

Report by The Newsage Pune.

Reliance and Tata Motors to Spearhead the Project of Vehicles Charged by Green Hydrogen

The Indian government has launched five pilot projects under the National Green Hydrogen Mission to test hydrogen-powered buses and trucks on major highways, including the Pune-Mumbai route.

Five pilot projects have been launched under the National Green Hydrogen Mission to introduce vehicles powered by hydrogen into the automobile industry. A total of 37 vehicles have been approved by the authorities for this initiative. Firms like Reliance and Tata motors are expected to financially back the project up for a sustainable environment.

The Ministry of Renewable and Non-Conventional Energy has approved 37 vehicles for this initiative-15 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and 22 hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicles. These will operate across ten key routes, including Greater Noida-Agra, Bhubaneswar-Puri, Ahmedabad-Surat and Thiruvananthapuram-Kochi.

Tata Motors, Reliance Industries, NTPC, and other firms will spearhead the project, with ₹208 crore in government funding. The initiative, set to run for 18 to 24 months, aims to develop sustainable hydrogen-based transport technology and refueling structure.