New Delhi, Sep 26, 2025

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday launched India’s first “hydrogen highways”, accelerating the country’s green hydrogen initiatives.

The project involves setting up hydrogen fuelling stations along strategic national highway corridors to support long-haul hydrogen-powered freight.

“Hydrogen is the fuel of the future. We have now launched the world’s first large-scale hydrogen truck trials. A budgetary allocation of Rs 500 crore has been sanctioned to five consortiums across ten routes, with 37 vehicles participating,” Gadkari said at the event.

“Nine hydrogen refuelling stations will be established to support these trials. These corridors will serve as India’s first hydrogen highways, creating the ecosystem for clean, long-haul m

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