Overview
- Vice Governor Junichi Ishidera met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow to review the Yamanashi–Uttar Pradesh memorandum and discuss implementation.
- Uttar Pradesh cited its Green Hydrogen Policy 2024 and said a pilot in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority area has started commercial operations.
- Yamanashi officials and Kanadevia Corporation offered technological know-how for green hydrogen production with potential technology transfer and technical support.
- Collaboration was discussed on proposed Centres of Excellence at IIT (BHU) Varanasi and IIT Kanpur to drive research, training and capacity building in clean energy.
- Invest UP coordinated meetings with the Tourism and Energy departments and UPNEDA, as Japanese firms also explored opportunities in tourism infrastructure and hospitality.