By Enersider Desk | New Delhi
JSW Energy Limited has commissioned its first and green hydrogen manufacturing plant, which also happens to be India’s largest, according to an official statement.
The project has been set up under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme – Tranche I.
Located adjacent to the JSW Steel facility at Vijayanagar in Karnataka, the new plant will supply green hydrogen directly to the steelmaker’s direct reduced iron (DRI) unit for low-carbon steel production.
Under a seven-year offtake agreement with JSW Steel Ltd, the facility will supply 3,800 tonnes per annum (TPA) of green hydrogen along with 30,000 TPA of green oxygen. The plant forms part of JSW Energy’s 6,800 TPA allocation under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme, administered by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
In addition, JSW Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JSW Steel to progressively increase the supply to 85,000–90,000 TPA of green hydrogen and 720,000 TPA of green oxygen by 2030.
These initiatives are in line with India’s national target of producing around 5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of green hydrogen by 2030 and support the company’s broader sustainability and decarbonisation goals.
Commenting on the development, Managing Director and CEO of JSW Energy, Sharad Mahendra said, “The project is a key milestone in our country’s clean energy journey and reflects our unwavering commitment to support India’s transition toward a low-carbon economy and decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors such as steel.”
He further added, “Green hydrogen will assume a pivotal role in shaping a sustainable and Atmanirbhar Bharat”
JSW Energy has a total locked-in generation capacity of 30.5 GW comprising 13.3 GW operational, 12.5 GW under-construction across thermal and renewable, 150 MW under-acquisition hydro and pipeline of 4.6 GW.
The company also has 29.4 GWh of locked-in energy storage capacity through hydro pumped storage projects of 26.4 GWh and battery energy storage system of 3.0 GWh.
The Company aims to reach 30 GW generation capacity and 40 GWh of energy storage capacity by FY 2030 and achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2050.
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