New Delhi: Union Minister Hardeep Puri said today that Green Hydrogen is the “fuel of the future”. Speaking at the NDTV Conclave n Delhi, Mr Puri said, “People might not want to use fossil fuels 20 years from now because there will be options. Green Hydrogen will succeed when there’s domestic demand and domestic production”.
“In 2021, in his address from the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of adopting Green Hydrogen, and many questioned it. When PM says from Red Fort, take it he means it,” he said.
Asked about mass acceptability of the fuel, Mr Puri said, “Earlier getting gas cylinders were difficult and women used coal to cook food and it was toxic. We moved from there. Ujjawala scheme gave nine crore gas cylinders. The person who is most vulnerable is of the highest priority”.