Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India (GHCI)
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: NIE
Context: India signed agreements to supply 4.12 lakh tonnes of green hydrogen derivatives to Japan and Singapore. Simultaneously, it launched the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India (GHCI) to ensure credible and transparent green hydrogen production.
About Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India (GHCI):
• What is GHCI? GHCI is India’s first certification framework to verify that hydrogen is produced exclusively using renewable energy, ensuring its recognition as “green”.
• GHCI is India’s first certification framework to verify that hydrogen is produced exclusively using renewable energy, ensuring its recognition as “green”.
• Launched by: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
• Nodal Agency: Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
• Supported by: National Green Hydrogen Mission
• Certification Body: Accredited Carbon Verification (ACV) Agencies
• Operational Year: Evaluation cycle set for each financial year
• Objectives:
• Certify truly green hydrogen based on emissions intensity. Promote traceability, transparency, and market credibility. Align with India’s commitment of 5 MMT green hydrogen production by 2030. Integrate with India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (2026).
• Certify truly green hydrogen based on emissions intensity.
• Promote traceability, transparency, and market credibility.
• Align with India’s commitment of 5 MMT green hydrogen production by 2030.
• Integrate with India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (2026).
• Key Features:
• Scope: Project-level certification up to hydrogen purification (excludes transport & storage). Eligibility: Electrolysis & biomass conversion but new pathways can be added upon BEE approval. Monitoring: Mandates annual third-party verification and data logged via Green Hydrogen Portal. GHG Metric: Measured in kg CO₂ equivalent per kg H₂. Guarantee of Origin (GO): Ensures legitimacy of green hydrogen claims. Compliance: Mandatory for all domestic producers; exempt for export-only units.
• Scope: Project-level certification up to hydrogen purification (excludes transport & storage).
• Eligibility: Electrolysis & biomass conversion but new pathways can be added upon BEE approval.
• Monitoring: Mandates annual third-party verification and data logged via Green Hydrogen Portal.
• GHG Metric: Measured in kg CO₂ equivalent per kg H₂.
• Guarantee of Origin (GO): Ensures legitimacy of green hydrogen claims.
• Compliance: Mandatory for all domestic producers; exempt for export-only units.
• Significance:
• Boosts India’s global hydrogen exports with credibility. Attracts investments by defining clear market standards. Strengthens India’s leadership in green energy and reduces dependency on fossil fuels. Facilitates carbon trading through verifiable clean hydrogen production.
• Boosts India’s global hydrogen exports with credibility.
• Attracts investments by defining clear market standards.
• Strengthens India’s leadership in green energy and reduces dependency on fossil fuels.
• Facilitates carbon trading through verifiable clean hydrogen production.