Pariksha SaathiIndia leads globally with Green Hydrogen offtake commitments of over 5.5 lakh MTPA till October 2026; 18 new agreements signed in 2026
Indian companies have signed the world's largest Green Hydrogen offtake commitments, totalling over 5.5 lakh metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) till October 2026, positioning India as the global leader in Green Hydrogen supply commitments, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said on 29 October 2026. As of October 2026, firm and signed commitments by Indian companies had reached 5,55,610 MTPA, approximately 11% of the National Green Hydrogen Mission's (NGHM) target. In 2026 alone, Indian companies signed 18 new offtake agreements for the supply of over 4 lakh MTPA of Green Hydrogen equivalent quantity; since the Mission's launch in 2023, 23 offtake contracts covering about 5.5 lakh MTPA of Green Hydrogen equivalent have been signed, of which over 70% are earmarked for exports. These projects are expected to attract investments of around ₹90,000 crore (approximately USD 9.5 billion). Contracts listed by the Ministry include ACME Group's agreements to supply 4,88,000 MTPA of Green Ammonia to IHI, Japan, and 1,00,000 MTPA of Green Methanol to Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC), Japan; Reliance Industries Limited's long-term Supply and Purchase Agreement with Samsung C&T Corporation, South Korea, valued at over USD 3 billion, one of the largest Green Ammonia offtake contracts globally; and AM Green's selection as the sole winner of the Asian lot in the H2Global auction run by HINT.CO GmbH, under which Hintco will buy RFNBO (Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin) ammonia from AM Green for a minimum value of EUR 585 million over 10 years, with the first deliveries to Germany expected in 2029. At home, under the Mission's Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme, agreements have been signed for the production and supply of 6,70,000 MTPA of Green Ammonia to 11 fertilizer units across the country, and projects have been awarded for the production and supply of 30,000 MTPA of Green Hydrogen to the refineries of IOCL, BPCL, HPCL and NRL. The Mission, approved by the Cabinet with an initial outlay of ₹19,744 crore up to 2029-30, aims to produce at least 5 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) of Green Hydrogen by 2030.
Drafted with AI assistance from the official PIB release linked above and checked against it by a second AI pass. Not line-edited by a human.
Learning context
On 31 March 2026 the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers announced that Green Ammonia Purchase Agreements (GAPA) and Green Ammonia Supply Agreements (GASA) between fertilizer companies and green ammonia producers, for 11 projects under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, had been exchanged in New Delhi in the presence of Union Ministers J. P. Nadda and Pralhad Joshi, a milestone for the Department of Fertilizers. Under the SIGHT programme, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) had conducted competitive bidding for the supply of green ammonia to fertilizer units; the prices discovered ranged from ₹49.75 to ₹64.74 per kg, significantly lower than international benchmarks of about ₹110 per kg, and SECI allocated a total of 7,24,000 tonnes per annum of green ammonia supply, linked to 13 fertilizer units. The agreements have a tenure of 10 years, and the initiative is expected to save about $2.5 billion in foreign exchange over 10 years by substituting imported grey ammonia in non-urea fertilizer units.
Check yourself: which agency conducted the bidding for green ammonia supply to fertilizer units under the SIGHT programme, and what range of prices did it discover?
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI); ₹49.75 to ₹64.74 per kg.
Revision task: from this release, note the total offtake commitments as of October 2026 and their share of the Mission's target, the agreements signed in 2026 and the contracts signed since 2023, the export share, the expected investment, the main export contracts and the two SIGHT supply figures; from the note, the date and number of the green ammonia agreements, the price range discovered, SECI's total allocation and the expected foreign exchange saving.
Test yourself
According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the Green Hydrogen offtake commitments signed by Indian companies since the National Green Hydrogen Mission's launch in 2023, which it describes as the world's largest, totalled about how much till October 2026?
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Answer: 5.5 lakh MTPA
As of October 2026, firm and signed Green Hydrogen offtake commitments by Indian companies had reached 5,55,610 MTPA - over 5.5 lakh MTPA, approximately 11% of the National Green Hydrogen Mission's target. Since the Mission's launch in 2023, 23 offtake contracts covering about 5.5 lakh MTPA of Green Hydrogen equivalent have been signed, of which over 70% are earmarked for exports. The 18 new agreements signed in 2026 alone cover over 4 lakh MTPA.
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