According to two officials aware of the development, the government has selected 10 potential states that might serve as important facilitators for India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission by facilitating the production of green hydrogen. Karnataka, Odisha, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and West Bengal are some of these.

The Indian government has identified states which have the potential to become green hydrogen manufacturing hubs. These are the states most likely to have green hydrogen or ammonia manufacturing zones or clusters, which will aid India in the early years of its National Green Hydrogen Mission.

These states have been chosen based on the refineries, ports, and steel and fertilizer industries, as well as the current and potential renewable energy generation capacity in the areas. As another industry that can offtake green hydrogen, we have also integrated the city gas distribution network at some locations, according to a senior official in the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE).

On November 2, during the first day of the three-day Invest Karnataka 2022 – Global Investors Meet, the Karnataka government signed a set of agreements totaling Rs 5.20 lakh crore. The Karnataka government intends to create India’s first green hydrogen manufacturing cluster or zone through the use of Rs 5.20 lakh crore, of which Rs 2.9 lakh crore will be invested in the green hydrogen and derivatives industry alone.

The nation’s top producer of steel, Odisha, has also made the decision to promote the production of green hydrogen and green ammonia. Steel production can be done more sustainably by employing green hydrogen, which is produced by splitting water using solar and wind energy.

Additionally, this can lessen the industry’s reliance on imported coking coal. The state is presenting itself to investors as a center for the export of green hydrogen in addition to having several important ports and creating new ones. 6,000 square kilometers of land parcels in Banaskantha and Kutch in Gujarat have been set aside solely for hydrogen projects in the state.

Tamil Nadu has given the ACME Group permission to invest Rs 52,474 crore in a green hydrogen and ammonia project. The proposed facility would feature a 1.5 GW electrolyzer, a 5 GW solar power plant, and 1.1 million tonnes of ammonia production capacity. It also includes research and development work, pilot projects, enabling policies and regulations, and infrastructure development.