The Cost of Green Hydrogen Needs to be Reduced to INR 100/Kg from INR 300-400/Kg: MNRE Minister
Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi has urged the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to lead India’s green hydrogen push by tackling four key challenges: safe storage, low-cost electrolysis, affordable hydrogen vehicles, and reducing green hydrogen price to INR 100/kg from the current level of INR 300-400/kg.
July 19, 2025. By Mrinmoy Dey
The minister also emphasised the key role of IISc in shaping India's clean energy future and outlined the major challenges facing the scientific community. He especially praised the 'highly advanced green water generator production system' developed by Professor Dasappa and his team from bio-waste.
Joshi stated, “This system you have developed here is a prime example of what it means to transform fundamental science into effective technology. This system can produce up to 5 kilograms of green hydrogen per hour using India's own agricultural residues with over 99 percent purity. Agricultural waste products are typically burned, or if left alone, they emit methane into the atmosphere. However, this invention demonstrates that it is possible to produce environmentally friendly fuel using these wastes. This invention is a truly self-sufficient innovation.”
Minister Joshi directly linked this innovation to the National Green Hydrogen Mission launched under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi at a cost of INR 19,744 crore. He reiterated the ambitious goals of the project, including an annual production capacity of 5 million metric tons of green hydrogen; an additional renewable energy capacity of 125 GW; a total investment of INR 8 lakh crore; the creation of over 6 lakh jobs; and a reduction of 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.
He mentioned that the funding has already been provided for an annual production capacity of 3,000 MW of electrolysers and an allocation of capacity for 8.6 lakh tons of green hydrogen production per year.
The minister stressed that any national program cannot succeed solely with financial assistance and presented four national challenges before the educational and scientific community at IISC.
“It is difficult to store hydrogen. Keeping this in mind, it is very important to emphasise the need for serious and specialised research programs on safe and reliable hydrogen conservation solutions,” he said.
The minister emphasised reducing the costs of electrolysis systems by stating, “True progress comes not from subsidies, but from science.” He advised the Indian Institute of Science's 'CeNSE' (Centre for Nano Science and Engineering), specialised in nanomaterials and thin films, to work towards 'developing next-generation, more efficient, low-cost electrolysis units.
Joshi highlighted the need to reduce the cost of hydrogen-powered vehicles and to develop accessible hydrogen fuel refuelling centres. He recognised the significant role of 'IISc' in developing high-efficiency, low-cost fuel cell technologies. He also mentioned that 5 pilot projects for 37 hydrogen-fuel vehicles and 9 fuel refuelling centres have already been provided under NGHM.
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