Action plan on Green Hydrogen standards and approvals in India

Report identifies the progress and gaps in hydrogen standards, performance evaluation and approvals
required for setting up Green Hydrogen projects in the country. Going ahead, MNRE will focus on the
following aspects to accelerate the implementation of NGHM:
 Addressing the gaps in standards: The development of domestic standards or the adoption of
globally recognised standards will be prioritised in a time-bound manner. MNRE will work with all
relevant bodies that are issuing safety standards in India and accelerate the process.
 Expeditiously developing the testing infrastructure: MNRE will collaborate with the standards
issuing bodies to recognise standards for which the development of testing infrastructure must be
prioritised. Existing recognised labs will be augmented to test for these standards. Over the long
term, entities such as private testing labs, and academic and research institutions could be
accredited and recognised as per established institutional mechanisms.
 Constituting sub-groups for standards on upcoming application areas: Sub-groups for standards
related to Green Hydrogen use in mobility applications such as shipping, aviation and railways will
be constituted to guide pilot projects and eventual deployments.
 Expanding mandate of regulators and testing laboratories to include Green Hydrogen: For testing,
assessment, and enforcement of Green Hydrogen standards, wherever applicable, the mandate of
existing regulators and standards issuing bodies needs to be expanded to include aspects related to
Green Hydrogen alongside their existing domain.
 Developing an online portal for Green Hydrogen standards: Information on all green-hydrogen-
related standards in India would be made accessible to the public through a portal developed by the
MNRE. The portal will provide information on the evaluation criteria and testing procedures for each
standard and would provide contacts of recognised labs where the equipment can be tested for
certification. This would help project developers evaluate the compatibility of various components
with the standards prescribed by issuing bodies in India.

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