Expecting 400-500 hydrogen-powered buses running by 2030: Hydrogen Mission Chief

The federal government expects no less than 400 to 500 hydrogen-fuelled buses and vehicles to be plying on the nation’s roads by the tip of 2030, stated 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 vehicles making use of to start trials.

Underlining precedence in the direction of heavy-duty automobiles, the senior official talked about 70 buses and vehicles, 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 no less than 400 to 500 buses and vehicles working within the nation that’s the first sector the place the price may be bridged very quick,” he stated, including that the working value of a standard diesel bus and a hydrogen bus could be nearly at par within the “subsequent two to a few 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 stated.