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Centre Launches 12 Pilot Projects Under National Green Hydrogen Mission for Deployment of 70 Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles Across 21 Routes

प्रविष्टि तिथि: 29 JUL 2026 7:05PM by PIB Delhi

The Government of India is implementing the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), with an objective to make India a global hub of production, usage and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives.

Under NGHM, 12 pilot projects have been awarded for deployment of 70 hydrogen - powered vehicles, comprising 27 buses and 43 trucks, including Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) and Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H₂ - ICE) vehicles, along with 16 Hydrogen Refuelling Stations (HRS) across 21 routes in different States.

The total financial assistance allocated for these projects is approximately ₹ 410.77 crores, out of which ₹ 41.582 crores has been released. The details are placed at Annexure.

Yes, a structured monitoring and feedback mechanism has been incorporated for pilot projects being implemented in the road transport sector under NGHM. The agencies executing these projects are required to regularly submit performance reports on hydrogen vehicle operations, including vehicle efficiency, fuel consumption, safety aspects, and utilization patterns. The learnings from these pilot projects support the assessment of techno – economic viability of hydrogen – based mobility solutions and facilitate future policy interventions and deployment of green hydrogen vehicles in India.

Annexure

Pilot Projects – Transport (Phase I)

S. No.

Consortium

Routes

Total Sanctioned Viability Gap
Funding (90%) (INR Crore)

Vehicle Category

Buses

Trucks

1.

NTPC with buses manufactured by AL
  1. Greater Noida - Delhi – Agra

(NCT of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh)

  1. Bhubaneshwar - Konark – Puri

(Odisha)

39.05

12m HFCV Buses (6)

-

2.

Tata Motors + IOCL
  1. Ahmedabad - Vadodara – Surat

(Gujarat)

  1. Sahibabad - Faridabad – Delhi

(Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and NCT of Delhi)

  1. Pune – Mumbai

(Maharashtra)

  1. Jamshedpur - Kalinga Nagar

(Jharkhand and Odisha)

70.02

12m HFCV Buses (2)

55T HICE Trucks (8)

28T HICE Trucks (4)

55T HFC Trucks (2)

3.

ANERT + BPCL
  1. Thiruvananthapuram – Kochi

(Kerala)

  1. Kochi – Edappally

(Kerala)

34.84

-

28T FC Trucks  (2)

28T ICE Trucks (2)

4.

RIL + AL
  1. Jamnagar – Ahmedabad

(Gujarat)

46.87

11m HICE bus (1)

13.5 m HFCV bus (1)

19T HICE truck (3)

28T HICE truck (3)

35T HFCV Truck (2)

5.

HPCL – Volvo
  1. NH – 16 Vasakhapatnam – Bayyavaram

(Andhra Pradesh)

17.13

-

40T – Truck HICE (1)

Total

 

207.91

10

27

 

Pilot Projects – Transport (Phase II)

S. No.

Consortium

Total Sanctioned Viability Gap Funding (90%) (INR Crore)

Route

Vehicle Category

Buses

Trucks

1.

NTPC – GEL

26.61
  1. Kandla – Gandhidham

(Gujarat)

9m HFCV Bus (3)

-

2.

NHPC

1.77
  1. In and around Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

9m HFCV Bus (1)

-

3.

ANERT + KSRTC + TML

51.54
  1. Kochi- Kozhikode, NH 66
  2. Kochi-Thrissur-Palakkad

(Kerala)

12m HFCV Bus (2)

28T HICE Trucks (2)

4.

VECV + BPCL

5.91
  1. Bina - Guna – Bina

(Madhya Pradesh)

9m HFCV Bus (1)

19T HICE truck (3)

40T HICE truck (2)

5.

WAAREE+ Indify Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies Pvt Ltd

28.77
  1. Surat-Chikhli-Tumb

(Gujarat)

12m HFCV Bus (2)

35T HFCV Truck (1)

6

EKA Mobility + KPIT Technologies +BPCL + Super Spares & Services

44.84
  1. Bina-Bhopal-Bina
  2. Bina-Jhansi-Bina
  3. Bina-Sanchi Stupa-Bina

(Madhya Pradesh)

9m HFCV Bus (3)

12m HFCV Bus (5)

55T HFCV Truck (2)

7

KPI GEL + TML + AB Process Technologies

43.42
  1. Vadodara-Ankleshwar-Vadodara
  2. Vapi-Nashik-Vapi

(Gujarat and Maharashtra)

 

55T HICE Truck (6)

Total

202.86

 

17

16

*HFCV: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles, HICE: Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine.

This information was submitted by the Union Minister of State for Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.

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