Mmt: Green hydrogen has the potential to replace fossil fuels including natural gas, either as a source of energy or as a feedstock, thereby contributing to reduction in dependence on import of fossil fuels, the Minister for New and Renewable Energy informed the Rajya Sabha.
India: Earlier in the day, the Union Minister for Power, and New and Renewable Energy held bilateral discussions with Saudi Minister of Investment H E Khalid Al-Falih.
The country will need 40 GW more electricity this year as the country s power demand grew at 14 per cent, Singh said. About Sinha s book Fossil Free - Reimagining Clean Energy in Carbon Constrained World , the minister said it is relevant as it tells what all has happened in the sector and what needs to done today to boost renewables.