By the tip of 2030, we count on at the very least 400 to 500 buses and vans operating within the nation that’s the first sector the place the fee could be bridged very quick, Abhay Bakre mentioned. File
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The federal government expects at the very least 400 to 500 hydrogen-fuelled buses and vans to be plying on the nation’s roads by the tip of 2030, mentioned Abhay Bakre, Mission Director (Head) of the Renewable Ministry’s Nationwide Inexperienced Hydrogen Mission.
Talking at S&P’s Clear Vitality Conclave on Thursday (September 24, 2026), Mr. Bakre talked about that by the tip of the 12 months a complete of 45-50 hydrogen-powered buses and vans making use of to start trials.
Underlining precedence in direction of heavy-duty automobiles, the senior official talked about 70 buses and vans, with pay load capacities starting from 20 ton to 55 ton, have been already sanctioned to conduct trials.
“By the tip of 2030, we count on at the very least 400 to 500 buses and vans operating within the nation that’s the first sector the place the fee could be bridged very quick,” he mentioned, including that the working price of a traditional diesel bus and a hydrogen bus could be nearly at par within the “subsequent two to 3 years” as soon as the trials conclude.
Mr. Bakre additional talked about that twenty highways have been recognized to conduct trials for hydrogen fuelling stations.
“These trials will really give us [a sense] of what mobility interventions would enable India to scale up,” he mentioned.
Printed – September 25, 2026 09:38 am IST
