India, one of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters, recently announced a 197 billion rupee ($2.4 billion) green hydrogen programme to cut the country’s carbon intensity and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Companies such as Reliance Industries, NTPC , Adani Group, JSW Energy, ReNew Power and Acme Solar have announced plans to help India meet its goal to produce at least 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030.
The federal government has announced it would provide 300 billion rupees ($3.65 billion) to help state-run oil refiners move towards cleaner energy, a step aimed at helping the country achieve its 2070 net-zero carbon emission target.
“Refineries in the country already utilise hydrogen for internal consumption which has the potential to be converted into green hydrogen,” Teli said in a written reply to a lawmaker’s question.
Below is the capacity of green hydrogen projects that various refiners aim to set up, with production beginning from 2025-26. Company State Green Hydrogen Completion Capacity by Kilo Tonnes Per Annum
IOCL Haryaana 7 2025-26 BPCL
Madhya Pradesh 10 2030 HPCL
Andhra Pradesh 7.3 2025-26 NRL
Assam 5 2030 MRPL
Karnataka 0.5 2025 CPCL
Tamil Nadu 1 2026-27
IOCL: Indian Oil Corp Ltd BPCL: Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd HPCL: Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd NRL : Numaligarh Refinery Ltd MRPL: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd
