The Green in Amaravati Got Greener

India has highly ambitious goals when it comes to green hydrogen. The demand for green hydrogen in the country is anticipated to exceed 27.2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by 2050. In this context, the recently concluded Green Hydrogen Summit 2025 at SRM University, Andhra Pradesh, has great significance. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the summit in the presence of notable guests, including NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat, Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, Chief Secretary K Vijayanand, and Pro-Chancellor of SRM UniversityAP, P Sathyanarayananan. The summit saw participants from government agencies, researchers, policymakers, and industrialists who are keen on addressing the country’s critical need for a clean energy transition.

Commenting on the occasion, Naidu called the Green Hydrogen Summit “a historic

forum” that has been quite successful in bringing together global experts and industries in the state to work towards affordable, cost-effective clean energy. He pointed out the 10,00,000-crore Andhra Pradesh Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia Policy offering 7.5 lakh jobs in green hydrogen and its derivatives. He concluded the speech by declaring Amaravati as Green Hydrogen Valley, underlining the city’s focus on affordable, cost-effective clean energy.

SRM University of Amaravati deserves appreciation for its green hydrogen initiatives that go well beyond this summit. The university has announced its plan to develop a ‘Green Hydrogen’ powered car within the next three years. Dr. D. Narayana Rao, Executive Director – Research of the university, also revealed that the car will be tested on the National Highway between Guntur and Vijayawada. This project aims to significantly reduce the cost of producing green hydrogen from the current ₹350 to ₹200 per kilogram in the next couple of years, in addition to decreasing the electricity consumption required to produce one kilogram of green hydrogen from the present demand of 50 units to 40 units. On this note, we present our yearly alumni special issue, shedding light on some of the prestigious alumni of SRM University. Do let us know your thoughts.