JSW Energy Limited has commissioned its first and India’s largest green hydrogen manufacturing plant, marking a significant milestone in the nation’s clean energy transition. The project is under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme – Tranche I. Strategically located adjacent to the JSW Steel facility at Vijayanagar, Karnataka, the plant will supply green hydrogen directly to the DRI unit for low-carbon steel production.
Under a seven-year offtake agreement with JSW Steel Ltd, the plant will supply 3,800 tons per annum (TPA) of green hydrogen, along with green oxygen of 30,000 TPA. This forms part of the Company’s 6,800 TPA allocation under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) program by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). Additionally, the Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with JSW Steel Ltd to progressively supply 85,000–90,000 TPA of green hydrogen and 720,000 TPA of green oxygen by 2030.
These initiatives align with the Company’s sustainability vision and India’s green hydrogen plan of ~5 MTPA by 2030, reinforcing JSW Energy’s position as a front-runner in driving the country’s clean energy transformation.
Sharad Mahendra, Joint Managing Director and CEO of JSW Energy “We are proud to commission India’s first green hydrogen plant under National Green Hydrogen Mission, implemented through the SIGHT programme, by Government of India. The project is a key milestone in our country’s clean energy journey and reflects our unwavering commitment to support India’s transition toward a low-carbon economy and decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors such as steel. Green hydrogen will assume a pivotal role in shaping a sustainable and Atmanirbhar Bharat.”
JSW Energy has total locked-in generation capacity of 30.5 GW comprising of 13.3 GW operational, 12.5 GW under-construction across thermal and renewable, 150 MW underacquisition hydro and has pipeline of 4.6 GW. The company also has 29.4 GWh of locked-in energy storage capacity through hydro pumped storage projects of 26.4 GWh and battery energy storage system of 3.0 GWh. The Company aims to reach 30 GW generation capacity and 40 GWh of energy storage capacity by FY 2030 and achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2050.
