Parliament Question: Progress of National Green Hydrogen Mission

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1262 ANSWERED ON 10.02.2026 PROGRESS OF NATIONAL GREEN HYDROGEN MISSION

1262. SHRI MAYANKKUMAR NAYAK SHRI KESRIDEVSINH JHALA SHRI NARAYANA KORAGAPPA SHRI SUBHASH BARALA

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

(a) the present status of implementation of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, including electrolyser manufacturing and hydrogen production capacity awarded;

(b) the details of green ammonia supply agreements signed with fertilizer units and the pricing achieved;

(c) the ports designated as Green Hydrogen Hubs and the infrastructure being developed for hydrogen export; and

(d) the timeline and milestones for achieving the 5 MMT green hydrogen production target by 2030? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) to (d) The Government of India is implementing the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), with an objective to make India a global hub of production, usage and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives.

Mission aims to establish Green Hydrogen production capacity of 5 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) per annum by 2030.

The progress achieved under NGHM is given below:

1. Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) i. Inventive scheme for electrolyser manufacturing • 3000 MW per annum electrolyser manufacturing capacity has been awarded to 15 companies.

ii. Incentive schemes for green hydrogen production • 8,62,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen production capacity has been awarded to 18 companies. • 20,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen production capacity has been awarded for supply to refineries of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.

• Prices have been discovered by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for the production and supply of 7,24,000 Metric Tonnes per Annum (MTPA) of Green Ammonia (a derivative of Green Hydrogen) to 13 fertilizer units across India. The details are provided at Annexure.

2. Green Hydrogen Hubs i. Deendayal Port (Kandla, Gujarat), V. O. Chidambaranar Port (Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu) and Paradip Port (Odisha) have been recognised as green hydrogen hubs under the NGHM. ii. In addition, the ministry has endorsed the proposal by NTPC for setting up of the Green Hydrogen Hub at Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh.

iii. Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued an order for establishing the State as India’s largest green hydrogen hub and outlining a roadmap to transform Andhra Pradesh into a Green Hydrogen Valley by 2030.

3. V. O. Chidambaranar Port Authority has awarded a project for development of bunkering and refueling facility for green methanol at the port. *****Annexure Prices discovered for production and supply of Green Ammonia Green Discovered S. Ammonia Selected Green Procurer fertilizer unit price No. capacity Ammonia producer (Rs. /kg) *

(MTPA) 1 Paradeep Phosphate 75000 55.75 Acme Cleantech Limited (Paradeep) Solutions Private Limited 2 Krishana Phoschem 70000 51.8 NTPC Renewable Energy Limited, Meghnagar Limited 3 Madhya Bharat Agro 60000 52.25 Oriana Power Limited Products Limited-II, Sagar 4 Madhya Bharat Agro 70000 53.05 SCC Infrastructure Pvt.

Products Limited-III, Dhule Ltd. with M/s InSolare Energy Limited 5 Gujarat Narmada Valley 50000 52.5 Onix Renewable Limited Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC), Bharuch 6 Coromandel International 85000 50.75 Jakson Green and Ocior Limited (CIL), Kakinada 7 Coromandel International 50000 51.89 Acme Cleantech Limited (CIL), Solutions Private Limited Vishakhapatnam 8 Indian Farmers Fertiliser 100000 54.73 Acme Cleantech Cooperative Limited Solutions Private Limited

(IFFCO), Kandla 9 Indian Farmers Fertiliser 100000 49.75 Acme Cleantech Cooperative Limited Solutions Private Limited

(IFFCO), Paradeep 10 Paradeep Phosphates 25000 62.84 Acme Cleantech Limited (PPL), Zuarinagar Solutions Private Limited 11 Indorama India Private 20000 64.74 Acme Cleantech Limited (IIPL), Haldia Solutions Private Limited 12 Mangalore Chemicals & 15000 57.65 SCC Infrastructure Pvt.

Fertilizers Ltd. (MCFL), Ltd. with M/s InSolare Mangalore Energy Limited 13 Madras Fertilizers Limited 4000 50 Suryam International

(MFL), Chennai Private Limited