India hosted the International Climate Summit 2021 in New Delhi on September 3. It focused on the country’s Green Hydrogen Mission aimed at making India the global hub and exporter of green hydrogen, as also on making partnerships to ramp up the transition toward net-zero carbon emissions.
At the summit, India and Norway forged a partnership in green hydrogen production. Speaking virtually, Norwegian petroleum and energy minister Tina Bru said, “We commend the efforts of the Indian government in launching ambitious targets for developing clean energy. Closer collaboration between Indian and Norwegian companies can definitely accelerate our steps towards a common low-emission future.”
Christian Valdes Carter, director, Innovation Norway India, said India is among the best-suited countries to produce green hydrogen, and stressed that Norway and India have partnered to promote a green economy. “Norway has more than 50 different hydrogen projects at various stages of development in 50 different places,” he said.
Prime Minister Modi has set the country a target for 2047 — the year when India will celebrate its 100th Independence day — to achieve self-reliance in energy production through a mix of electric mobility, gas-based economy, doping ethanol in petrol, to make the country a hub for hydrogen production.
India launched the National Hydrogen Portal — a platform that will now become a one-stop information source for research, production, storage, transportation, and application of hydrogen across the country and technology.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
