Green H2 blending can help cut gas, fuel imports: Prahlad Joshi

• ET Bureau

• Published On Mar 31, 2026 at 08:33 AM IST

In city gas and mobility segments blending of green hydrogen can reduce a corresponding share of imports, renewable energy minister Pralhad Joshi said, highlighting the fuel’s potential. Pilot projects have already demonstrated feasibility on the blending, he said on Monday at the agreement signing event of green ammonia developers and buyers under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM).Wherever possible, if this green hydrogen can be blended then it can reduce import of fuel, he said.

Joshi said India has already seen the model work through NGHM in fertilisers, a sector where demand and infrastructure exist, and the impact is immediate.

India is not looking at isolated events but building a coordinated system where multiple solutions work together to reduce import dependence and strengthen domestic capability for energy security, he added.”Given what is happening in the world today, we have to move towards energy security and resilient supply chains, especially in sectors where we remain dependent on imports of natural gas and ammonia,” Joshi said. “Green hydrogen and green ammonia are central to this effort of Aatmanirbharta.”