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India’s green hydrogen ambitions took a decisive turn with Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) subsidiary, L&T Energy GreenTech (LTEG), securing the country’s largest industrial green hydrogen contract to date—a 10,000-tonne-per-year supply agreement with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) at its Panipat refinery.

Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) has won a 30 MW/120 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) contract from NHPC, marking a pivotal moment in India’s effort to strengthen grid reliability through utility-scale storage.

Hygenco Green Energies has launched its third operational green hydrogen facility in India, supplying 200 tonnes of green hydrogen and oxygen annually to optical fibre manufacturer Sterlite Technologies Ltd. (STL) under a long-term offtake agreement.

Ocior Energy’s successful bid to supply 5,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) underscores a pivotal moment in India’s push to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors.

India has taken a significant step to accelerate its green hydrogen ambitions by launching the second call for proposals under the Research and Development (R&D) Scheme of the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM).

India’s northeastern state of Assam has unexpectedly put its green hydrogen policy on hold, creating uncertainty for energy developers and investors who had begun assessing project feasibility under the state’s previously announced incentives.

India’s push to establish itself as a global green hydrogen leader has encountered a setback. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has withdrawn a high-profile tender to establish at least two large-scale green hydrogen hubs, citing challenges likely tied to technical feasibility, capacity demands, and possibly lukewarm private sector interest.

Hyundai Motor India’s decision to anchor a ₹100 crore hydrogen R&D facility within IIT Madras’ Discovery Campus signals more than corporate social responsibility—it positions the company at the intersection of industrial decarbonization, domestic innovation policy, and India’s long-range energy independence goals.

The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) in India has established two new centres of excellence—one focused on green hydrogen and the other on electric vehicles (EVs)—designed to anchor long-term research and skills development in clean energy technologies.

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