Punjab to have green hydrogen policy soon

Punjabs new and sources minister Aman Arora on Saturday said the state would soon come up with Green Hydrogen policy as part of energy transition plan, aiming to reduce fossil fuel usage by utilising agricultural residue.

He said the state produced 20 million tonnes of paddy straw every year and 12 million still remained unutilized. With this policy, paddy straw will become an asset, said Arora.The minister said the work on another ambitious project of solarisation of all government buildings has also been initiated.