The National Green Hydrogen Mission has set an ambitious target to establish a green hydrogen production capacity of 5 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) per annum by 2030.
To date, a series of pilot and commercial-scale plants have been commissioned across the country, demonstrating early momentum.
The Minister of State for New & Renewable Energy and Power, Shripad Yesso Naik, shared information about the current status of green hydrogen production capacity in India in the Lok Sabha.
Current status of Green Hydrogen production capacity
- M/s ACME Cleantech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has built an integrated green ammonia demonstration and pilot plant in Bikaner, Rajasthan, with a green ammonia production capacity of 5 metric tonnes per day and a green hydrogen production capacity of 500 normal cubic meters per hour.
- M/s Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has commissioned a green hydrogen plant with a capacity of 0.7 kilotonnes per annum at its Bina refinery.
- The National Institute of Solar Energy has commissioned a green hydrogen plant with a capacity of 10 normal cubic meters per hour in Gurugram, Haryana.
- M/s INOX India Limited has commissioned a green hydrogen production plant with a capacity of 190 tonnes per annum in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan.
- M/s Hygenco Green Energies Pvt. Ltd. has commissioned a green hydrogen plant with a capacity of 16 tonnes per annum in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
- The same company has also commissioned another green hydrogen plant with a capacity of 78 tonnes per annum in Hisar, Haryana.
- Additionally, M/s Hygenco Green Energies Pvt. Ltd. has established a plant with a green hydrogen production capacity of 230 tonnes per annum in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra.
- M/s SJVN Limited has inaugurated India’s first multi-purpose (Combined Heat and Power) Green Hydrogen Pilot Project at its 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station (NJHPS) in Jhakri, Himachal Pradesh. This state-of-the-art plant has the capacity to produce 14 kilograms of green hydrogen per day during 8 hours of operation, and it can generate electricity through a 25 kW fuel cell.
- M/s THDC India Limited has developed a green hydrogen plant with a production capacity of 50 kilograms per day in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.
- M/s Larsen & Toubro Limited has set up a green hydrogen production plant with a capacity of 15 tonnes per annum in Hazira, Gujarat.
- M/s Oil India Limited has commissioned a green hydrogen plant designed to generate 10 kilograms of green hydrogen in 8 hours, with a total daily production capacity of up to 30 kilograms.
- M/s Hero Future Energies has commissioned a green hydrogen production plant with a capacity of 25 tonnes per annum in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
- M/s GAIL (India) Limited has commissioned a 10 MW green hydrogen plant in Vijaipur, Madhya Pradesh.
- M/s Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL) has commissioned a 5 MW green hydrogen pilot plant in Kutch, Gujarat.
- M/s NTPC Limited has commissioned green hydrogen plants at both its Kawas township in Surat, Gujarat, and in Leh, Ladakh.
Additionally, a lab-scale green hydrogen pilot project has been commissioned at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, for the production of green hydrogen through the biomass route.
Policy and financial support:
Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) is a key component of the mission, offering financial incentives for green hydrogen production. A total production capacity of 862,000 tonnes per annum has been allocated for financial support.
Key policy initiatives include:
- Exemption from Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) charges for a period of 25 years for green hydrogen and green ammonia plants commissioned on or before December 31, 2030, using renewable energy sources.
- Duty benefits under Section 26 of the SEZ Act, 2005, have been extended to units for the installation and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of renewable energy equipment used exclusively for captive consumption.
The Mission, through viability gap funding, has supported pilot projects that utilize green hydrogen in the steel, shipping, and road transport sectors.
Research and development:
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued guidelines for implementing the R&D scheme under the National Green Hydrogen Mission. Under this scheme, 23 projects have been awarded to various research institutions focusing on hydrogen production, applications, and safety.
This includes a project awarded to M/s Hylan Power One Pvt. Ltd., based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Additionally, the IISc Bengaluru lab-scale pilot project is exploring green hydrogen production via the biomass route.
