Nine Refuelling Stations, Ten Routes: India's Hydrogen Highways Begin

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari. (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via GettyImages) (File Photo)

Nine Refuelling Stations, Ten Routes: India’s Hydrogen Highways Begin

SwarajyaMag.com | Arzoo Yadav | Sep 27, 2025

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday (25 September) unveiled India’s first hydrogen highways, signaling a major push toward clean transport and reduced dependence on crude oil, reported The Times Of India.

Speaking virtually at the World Hydrogen India event hosted by S&P Global Commodity Insights, Gadkari said, "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. Industry partners include Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Volvo, BPCL, IOCL, NTPC and Reliance".

"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 mobility," the minister added.

The trials will cover 10 key freight routes connecting industrial hubs, ports and major cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram...more
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