Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Programme
Recently, guidelines have been issued for the implementation of the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme.
SIGHT is a sub-component of the National Green Hydrogen Mission. SIGHT aims to set up electrolyser manufacturing base (Component -I) and green hydrogen production centers (Component -II).
Hydrogen is a clean-burning fuel. Its combustion gives water as a by-product. Hydrogen is produced with the help of an electrolyzer.
Electrolysis is the process of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity. Generally for electrolysis, PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) is used.
The SIGHT program has been launched with the objective of accelerating the production of green hydrogen fuel, technology development and cost reduction.
The total financial incentive for this program is Rs 17,490 crore. Government undertaking Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is the implementing agency of this programme. As part of India’s decarbonisation strategy, the National Green Hydrogen Mission was approved in January 2023. Another component of this is the Strategic Hydrogen Innovation Partnership (SHIP). It promotes public-private partnership framework for research and development.
Objectives of National Green Hydrogen Mission:
- Achieving a target of 5 million metric tonnes per annum green hydrogen production by 2030;
- To make India the leading producer and supplier of green hydrogen to the world;
- Creating opportunities for employment and economic development in the country;
- To support R&D projects in India for further development in Green Hydrogen etc.
Source – The Hindu
