{"id":46037,"date":"2025-05-02T10:47:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T05:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=46037"},"modified":"2025-05-15T11:07:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T05:37:06","slug":"green-hydrogen-certification-scheme-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/green-hydrogen-certification-scheme-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India (GHCI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>India&#8217;s government recently initiated a green hydrogen certification scheme to promote transparency and credibility in production.<\/p>\n<h2>About Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It was launched by the\u00a0<strong>Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE),<\/strong>\u00a0Government of India, under the\u00a0<strong>National Green Hydrogen Mission,\u00a0<\/strong>aiming to\u00a0<strong>establish India as a global hub for green hydrogen<\/strong>\u00a0production and export.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The scheme emphasizes\u00a0<strong>accuracy in emissions data, strict monitoring<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>international compatibility,<\/strong>\u00a0aiming to boost investor confidence and support the growth of a credible green hydrogen market in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Features of Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hydrogen\u00a0<\/strong>can be officially\u00a0<strong>recognized as \u201cgreen\u201d only if its non-biogenic greenhouse gas emissions do not exceed 2 kg of CO\u2082 equivalent (CO\u2082e)\/kg of hydrogen,<\/strong>\u00a0averaged over 12 months,\u00a0<strong>under the<\/strong>\u00a0GHCI.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The scheme\u00a0<strong>outlines a comprehensive certification processfor producers<\/strong>\u00a0to verify that the hydrogen is produced using renewable energy and that the greenhouse gas emissions do not exceed 2 kg of CO\u2082 equivalent (CO\u2082e)\/kg of hydrogen.\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>This threshold is measured across the production stages within a defined system boundary.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The certification framework includes\u00a0<strong>clear definitions, objectives, roles of stakeholders, eligible production pathway<\/strong>s (electrolysis and biomass conversion), and\u00a0<strong>emissions quantification methods.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Producers must appoint Accredited Carbon Verification (ACV) agencies,recognized by<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>Bureau of Energy Efficiency,for independent verification.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The GHCI operates with f<strong>our types of certificates<\/strong>\u2014<strong>Concept Certificate, Facility-Level Certificate, Provisional Certificate, and Final Certificate.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Concept and Facility-Level certificates focus on design and operational readiness, while Provisional and Final certificates evaluate actual emissions based on production data.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Final certificates\u00a0<\/strong>are\u00a0<strong>mandatory for facilities benefiting from government incentives or intending to sell hydrogen domestically.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data monitoring\u00a0<\/strong>plays a crucial role. Producers are required to maintain detailed production and emissions records for at least five years.\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A standardized MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification) framework\u00a0<\/strong>guides this process, enhancing transparency and enabling traceability.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The scheme also\u00a0<strong>aligns with international standards\u00a0<\/strong>like ISO 19870:2023\u00a0<strong>for lifecycle GHG assessments,<\/strong>\u00a0helping ensure global comparability and investor confidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>certification\u00a0<\/strong>also\u00a0<strong>enables producers to access carbon credits under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS),<\/strong>\u00a0subject to additional compliance requirements.\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Certificates\u00a0<\/strong>are i<strong>ssued in multiples of 100 kg of hydrogen\u00a0<\/strong>and include detailed information on emission intensity and production attributes.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>A<strong>\u00a0nominal fee<\/strong>\u00a0is applicable\u00a0<strong>only for the final certificate.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>To ensure compliance,<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>MNRE\u00a0<\/strong>or its designated agency\u00a0<strong>may withdraw certificates if verified emissions exceed the allowed thresholdor\u00a0<\/strong>if\u00a0<strong>producers fail to complete the certification process on time.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Repeat non-compliance can lead to penalties, including ineligibility for future certification cycles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/industry\/renewables\/india-launches-green-hydrogen-certification-scheme-to-boost-transparency-credibility\/articleshow\/120742673.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ET<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India (GHCI) was launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":46038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[241,21,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-46037","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-green-hydrogen-certification-scheme-of-india","9":"tag-prelims-pointers","10":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","11":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46037\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}