21 Companies Bid for Incentives for Electrolyser Manufacturing; 14 Firms for Green Hydrogen Production – News18

Reliance Electrolyser Manufacturing, Adani New Industries, L&T Electrolysers and Bharat Heavy Electricals are amongst 21 corporations which have bid for the federal government’s incentives to arrange 3.4 GW of annual capability for manufacturing electrolyser, a important element required for hydrogen manufacturing.

According to an official assertion, the bids got here in response to a young by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) inviting gamers for establishing 1.5 GW manufacturing capability for electrolyser manufacturing. Bids for electrolyser producers had been invited on July 7 this 12 months. On July 10, state-owned SECI additionally invited bids for the collection of inexperienced hydrogen producers for establishing manufacturing amenities of 4,50,000 tonnes of inexperienced hydrogen below the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Scheme (Mode-1-Tranche-I).

The SECI assertion confirmed that 21 companies have bid for incentives for establishing 3.4 GW of electrolyser manufacturing capability yearly in opposition to 1.5 GW on provide. The different corporations which have bid for incentives below the scheme are Hild Electric Private, Ohmium Operations, John Cockerill Greenko Hydrogen Solutions, Waaree Energies, Jindal India, Avaada Electrolyser, Green H2 Network India, Advait Infratech, ACME Cleantech Solutions, Oriana Power, Matrix Gas and Renewables, HHP Seven, HomiHydrogen, Newtrace, C. Doctor & Company, Pratishna Engineers and LiveHy Energy, confirmed the assertion.

Meanwhile, 14 corporations have evinced curiosity for incentives to arrange manufacturing amenities of 5,53,730 tonnes of inexperienced hydrogen, in opposition to the provided capability of 4,50,000 tonnes. These companies are ACME Cleantech Solutions, Torrent Power, UPL, GH4INDIA, Aneeka Universal, Sembcorp Green Hydrogen India, Greenko ZeroC, CESC Projects, JSW Neo Energy, Welspun New Energy, Avaada GreenH2, Reliance Green Hydrogen and Green Chemicals, HHP Two, and Bharat Petroleum Corporation.

In January 2023, the Union Cabinet had authorised the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) with an outlay of Rs 19,744 crore with an goal to make India a worldwide hub for manufacturing this clear supply of power. The mission is predicted to result in the event of 5 million metric tonnes every year of inexperienced hydrogen manufacturing capability by 2030.

The mission goals to develop India as a worldwide hub for manufacturing, utilization and exports of inexperienced hydrogen and its derivatives. It is predicted to advertise multilateral engagement and collaboration with numerous worldwide efforts in hydrogen and gas cells. The mission gives for establishing of two inexperienced hydrogen hubs within the preliminary section.

The ministry of ports, delivery and waterways has recognized three main ports — Deendayal, Paradip and V O Chidambaranar (Tuticorin) Ports — to be developed as hydrogen hubs.

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