The Centre and states see a bright future in green hydrogen, but it’s equally important to address concerns around transport and cost.
Attending a panel discussion on India’s energy transition last month, I anticipated an afternoon filled with exhortations about solar and wind energy. Those are, after all, the crown jewels of India’s work on renewables. They have figured in India’s commitments to the Paris Agreement, and appear often in the prime minister’s speeches and the government’s list of achievements. Solar panels and wind turbines are how we imagine our low-carbon energy future looking like. Yet, I was surprised that there was almost no mention of these two sources in the discussion.
Instead, all people could talk about was green hydrogen. And …
Nihar Gokhale led the Chaos coverage at The Morning Context. Nihar wrote on the environment, the economy and resource conflicts in India. He has reported from across the country on everything from displacement, pollution and environmental violations to land regulation, corruption and human rights. He was earlier associate editor at Land Conflict Watch, and his work has appeared in Scroll, The Wire, IndiaSpend, The Caravan and Mongabay India.
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