Key Highlights
- JSW Energy commissions India’s largest Green Hydrogen plant.
- Plant capacity at 3,800 TPA Green Hydrogen and 30,000 TPA Green Oxygen.
- Seven-year offtake agreement with JSW Steel in place.
- Part of PLI Scheme Tranche I under SIGHT programme allocation of 6,800 TPA.
- Target to supply 85,000–90,000 TPA Green Hydrogen by 2030.
JSW Energy Limited has announced the commissioning of its maiden Green Hydrogen manufacturing facility, which is also India’s largest operational green hydrogen plant, located at the JSW Steel facility in Vijayanagar, Karnataka. The commissioning marks a major milestone in the country’s clean energy transition and aligns with the National Green Hydrogen Mission goals.
The project falls under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme – Tranche I, and the plant will directly supply 3,800 tons per annum (TPA) of green hydrogen and 30,000 TPA of green oxygen to JSW Steel for low-carbon steelmaking at its Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) unit. This forms part of JSW Energy’s 6,800 TPA allocation under SECI’s SIGHT programme.
Additionally, JSW Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with JSW Steel to progressively scale green hydrogen supply to 85,000–90,000 TPA and green oxygen supply to 720,000 TPA by 2030 in alignment with India’s target of reaching ~5 MTPA of green hydrogen production capacity by FY2030.
The company currently has 30.5 GW locked-in capacity in power generation projects, including operational, under-construction, and hydro acquisition projects, along with 29.4 GWh of locked-in pumped hydro and battery storage capacity. JSW Energy aims to achieve 30 GW generation capacity and 40 GWh energy storage capacity by FY2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2050.