India Secures 5.55 Lakh MTPA Green Hydrogen Offtake Deals
India has contracted firm offtake commitments reaching 5,55,610 metric tonnes per annum of green hydrogen and its derivatives as of October 2026, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Meeting these supply commitments will require capital investments exceeding Rs 90,000 crore, which equals approximately $9.5 billion.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi called India a global leader in contracted green-hydrogen offtake on X. The 23 agreements are the reported cumulative total since the mission began in 2023. The total volume contracted so far amounts to roughly 11 percent of the national target to produce five million metric tonnes of green hydrogen each year by 2030.
Commercial Contracts and International Offtake Alliances
Indian enterprises signed 18 fresh offtake arrangements in 2026 covering more than four lakh metric tonnes per annum of green hydrogen equivalent. Out of the contracted volume, 4,07,355 metric tonnes per annum representing about 73 percent is dedicated to foreign buyers, while domestic destinations account for 1,48,255 metric tonnes per annum.
International supply arrangements involve major buyers in Japan, Germany, and South Korea across green ammonia and green methanol. Illustrative export arrangements include a Reliance–Samsung C&T deal reported at more than $3 billion, with deliveries expected from 2028. ACME has separately reported commitments for 4.88 lakh tonnes of ammonia annually to IHI and one lakh tonnes of methanol to Mitsubishi Gas Chemical. These derivative-fuel tonnages should not be added directly to green-hydrogen-equivalent totals.
V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority partnered with AM Green to establish a green ammonia bunkering and export hub at Tuticorin utilizing existing infrastructure and coastal connectivity, according to ETEnergyworld.
An S&P Global interview described green-ammonia offers near $600 per tonne, free on board, as narrowing the difference with blue-ammonia prices in some export discussions.
AM Green secured a long-term agreement under the H2Global auction mechanism with Germany's Hintco to supply renewable ammonia valued at minimum 585 million euros over ten years, starting in 2029. AM Green also contracted 2,50,000 metric tonnes per annum of green ammonia to Germany's Uniper and signed a binding heads of agreement with Japan's JERA for 70,000 metric tonnes annually. In addition, Larsen & Toubro formed a special purpose vehicle with Japan's ITOCHU to supply 3,00,000 tonnes of green ammonia per year starting in December 2029.
Domestic SIGHT Programme and Sectoral Adoption
Within the domestic market, the government is building uptake through the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition programme. Under the SIGHT programme, reported green-ammonia supply arrangements cover 6.7 lakh tonnes annually for 11 fertiliser plants. Because the figure measures ammonia rather than hydrogen equivalent, it is not directly comparable to the 5,55,610-tonne headline total.
For state-run oil refiners, authorities awarded projects supplying 30,000 metric tonnes per annum of green hydrogen across units run by Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum, and Numaligarh Refinery Limited. Potential uses of hydrogen-derived fuels also include shipping and power generation, but the supplied evidence does not establish the scale of completed deployments in those sectors.
The Union Cabinet granted approval for the National Green Hydrogen Mission during January 2023, committing an initial financial outlay of Rs 19,744 crore through fiscal year 2029-30. Government targets include installing 125 GW of renewable generation capacity, mobilizing over Rs 8 lakh crore in overall investments, creating over six lakh jobs, and mitigating 50 million tonnes of annual carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.