{"id":14466,"date":"2025-06-09T09:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T09:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/?p=14466"},"modified":"2025-06-09T09:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T09:39:11","slug":"india-targets-1000-hydrogen-powered-buses-and-trucks-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/14466\/","title":{"rendered":"India targets 1,000 hydrogen-powered buses and trucks by 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"

RoydadNaft – <\/a><\/span>\u00a0The Indian government has announced plans to deploy at least 1,000 hydrogen-powered trucks and buses by 2030.<\/p>\n

The government has identified hydrogen as a more practical solution for long-distance freight trucks, offering key advantages over battery-electric alternatives, especially in terms of preserving cargo space and enabling faster refuelling.<\/p>\n

Abhay Bakre, Mission Director of India\u2019s National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), reportedly outlined at an event that up to 50 hydrogen-powered trucks and buses will be operating this year.<\/p>\n

Bakre added, \u201cI hope by 2030, more than 1,000 trucks or buses will be plying and used commercially in the country. That is what we are expecting.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NGHM targets a minimum annual production capacity of five million tonnes by 2030, and around 60-100GW of installed electrolyser capacity.<\/p>\n

However, the India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A) reported that the nation\u2019s installed electrolyser base sits at just 40MW, producing 10,600 tonnes per year \u2013 1% of the NGHM target.<\/p>\n

Last month, IH2A urged the government to introduce Hydrogen Purchase Obligations (HPOs) to meet the nation\u2019s 2030 green hydrogen target and guarantee over $80bn in planned investment.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, to support India\u2019s plans to decarbonise its mobility sector, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MRNE) launched a $23m hydrogen bus and truck trial last March.<\/p>\n

The projects will see 37 hydrogen fuel cell and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles tested for public transport operations and nine refuelling stations implemented across the next two years.<\/p>\n

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