Empowering India's Green Hydrogen Workforce for a Sustainable Future
Key Ideas
- Deliberations at ICGH-2024 in New Delhi emphasized technology optimization, safety, infrastructure development, and skill enhancement for the success of global hydrogen economy.
- India aims to increase skilled workforce to support the green hydrogen sector and fulfill its NDCT targets in hard-to-abate industries like steel and petrochemicals.
- National Green Hydrogen Mission plans a substantial budget allocation towards skilling, anticipating significant investments and job creation in green hydrogen by 2030.
- Challenges include low funding for skill development, mobilizing candidates for training programs, and ensuring job placement in the sector for trained manpower.
The International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH)-2024 held in New Delhi focused on crucial aspects such as technology optimization, safety measures, infrastructure development, and skill enhancement for the success of the global hydrogen economy. Insights shared by countries like the USA, EU, Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands highlighted the importance of a skilled workforce in driving the hydrogen sector. India, with its potential to contribute significantly to the global hydrogen economy, aims to enhance its trained manpower to support the adoption of green hydrogen in various industries to meet its Nationally Determined Contribution targets.
The National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) has outlined a substantial budget allocation to facilitate skill development, expecting significant investments and job creation in the green hydrogen sector by 2030. However, challenges lie in the current low funding for skilling initiatives and mobilizing candidates for training programs. Ensuring job placements for the trained workforce in the green hydrogen sector remains a significant hurdle.
To address these challenges, suggestions include incentivizing candidates through rewards, forging partnerships with government institutions in high-potential states like Gujarat and Odisha, and engaging the private sector in supporting training infrastructure. Experience indicates that once skilled manpower is available, the private sector readily absorbs them. By enhancing skill development initiatives and creating pathways for job placements, India can empower its workforce for a sustainable future in the green hydrogen sector.
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