Chandigarh, March 17 The Haryana government will soon introduce a green hydrogen policy to promote clean energy in the state, officials said on Tuesday.
Alongside, India's first mega Green Hydrogen project with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) is being established at Panipat under a PPP model by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), they said.
A high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi was held to review the project's progress.
It was informed that the plant will supply green hydrogen to the IOCL Panipat Refinery and is targeting commissioning by December 2026.
The project is expected to play a key role in advancing India's clean energy goals and the Prime Minister's Panchamrit commitments.
Discussions during the meeting also focused on ensuring adequate power supply for the project.
Senior officials, including Additional Chief Secretary (Energy) Anurag Agarwal, Managing Director HVPNL, J Ganesan, Director General of Industries & Commerce Yash Garg, and Director of New & Renewable Energy Sangeeta Tetarwal, were present.
Commissioner and Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Amit Kumar Agrawal, informed that a new industrial policy is being formulated, with green hydrogen identified as a thrust sector.
The project is expected to significantly transform Haryana's industrial landscape, particularly by enabling decarbonisation of high-emission sectors such as refining and steel.
It will help position the state as a hub for low-carbon refining and green steel production.
Incentives under the SIGHT (Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition) scheme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy are likely to attract large-scale investments.
Fertiliser and ammonia units in and around Panipat are also expected to benefit from shifting to green ammonia, reducing dependence on fossil fuels.
The initiative is expected to generate substantial employment opportunities.