Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launches India's first Green Hydrogen fuel cell bus in Delhi

September 25, 2023 2:05 PM

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launches India's first Green Hydrogen fuel cell bus in Delhi

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today launched a first-of-its-kind Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus from India Gate in New Delhi. On this occasion, Mr. Singh said, the government is working in a mission mode to bring in a new generation of green vehicles. Highlighting the merits of green energy, he said, it has helped in bringing down the import bill of the country.  Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli said that these buses are a positive step towards I...

Govt sets target to raise share of natural gas in energy mix, says Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

August 3, 2023 1:20 PM

Govt sets target to raise share of natural gas in energy mix, says Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the government has set the target to raise the share of natural gas in the energy mix to 15 percent by 2030 from 6 percent as present. In a reply in Lok Sabha today, the Union minister informed that various measures are being taken in this direction including expansion of National Gas Grid pipeline, expansion of City Gas Distribution network among others. He also said that gross domestic production of natural gas has increased by ne...

India has increased ethanol blending in petrol from 1.53% in 2013-14 to 10.17% in 2022: Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri

January 13, 2023 2:12 PM

India has increased ethanol blending in petrol from 1.53% in 2013-14 to 10.17% in 2022: Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said that India has increased the ethanol blending in petrol from 1.53 per cent in 2013-14 to 10.17 per cent in 2022. He said, the country has set a target to achieve 20 per cent ethanol blending in petrol by 2025-26. Speaking at Auto Expo-2023 at Greater Noida, Mr. Puri said, government is setting up five 2G ethanol bio-refineries in the country. These are at Haryana, Punjab, Odisha, Assam and Karnataka. He said, India is also launching ...