MNRE has issued guidelines for subsidy disbursement of INR 44 billion for 1.5 GW electrolyser manufacturing capacity under Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme.
Nodal agency |
SECI |
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Incentive period |
First 5 years of production |
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Technology breakup |
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Eligibility |
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Year |
Alkaline electrolysers |
Other technologies |
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1 |
40% |
30% |
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2 |
50% |
40% |
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3 |
60% |
50% |
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4 |
70% |
60% |
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5 |
80% |
70% |
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Fixed subsidy rate, INR/ kW of production |
Year 1 |
4,440 |
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Year 2 |
3,700 |
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Year 3 |
2,960 |
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Year 4 |
2,220 |
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Year 5 |
1,480 |
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Selection criteria |
Competitive bidding based on sum of product of year-wise LVA factor and performance quotient quoted over 5-year period |
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LVA factor |
LVA |
Alkaline electrolyser |
Other technologies |
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<30% |
0 |
0 |
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30-40% |
0.4 |
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40-50% |
0.4 |
0.5 |
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50-60% |
0.5 |
0.6 |
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60-70% |
0.6 |
0.7 |
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70-80% |
0.7 |
0.8 |
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80-90% |
0.8 |
1 |
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>90% |
1 |
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Performance quotient |
Energy consumption, kWh/ kg |
Performance factor |
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< 46 |
1.20 |
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46-47 |
1.16 |
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47-48 |
1.12 |
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48-49 |
1.08 |
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49-50 |
1.04 |
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50-51 |
1.00 |
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51-52 |
0.96 |
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52-53 |
0.92 |
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53-54 |
0.88 |
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54-55 |
0.84 |
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55-56 |
0.80 |
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> 56 |
0.00 |
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