About Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme:
- It was launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
- It aims to promote the production and use of Green Hydrogen, which is generated from renewable energy sources.
- Objective: It is designed to facilitate the development of a market in India, ensuring that hydrogen produced is genuinely green and contributes to reducing carbon emissions.
- Features of Scheme:
- Green Hydrogen standard: Hydrogen can be officially recognized as “green” only if its non-biogenic greenhouse gas emissions do not exceed 2 kg of CO₂ equivalent (CO₂e)/kg of hydrogen, averaged over 12 months.
- Eligible pathways: Eligible Hydrogen Production Pathways include Electrolysis and Conversion of Biomass.
- The GHCI operates with four types of certificates: Concept Certificate, Facility-Level Certificate, Provisional Certificate and Final Certificate.
- Concept and Facility-Level certificates focus on design and operational readiness, while Provisional and Final certificates evaluate actual emissions based on production data.
- Final certificates are mandatory for facilities benefiting from government incentives or intending to sell hydrogen domestically.
- The certification also enables producers to access carbon credits under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), subject to additional compliance requirements.
