India Accelerates Green Hydrogen Push with Strong Government Support

India is intensifying its clean energy transition by placing a strong strategic focus on green hydrogen, positioning itself as a key global player in the emerging low-carbon economy. Backed by policy support and financial incentives, the government is working to scale up production capacity and reduce dependence on fossil fuel imports, particularly in hard-to-abate sectors such as steel, fertilisers, and refining.

A major driver behind this push is the National Green Hydrogen Mission, which aims to produce 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2030. The initiative is supported by substantial government funding, along with mechanisms such as competitive bidding, subsidies, and assured offtake to encourage private sector participation and accelerate project deployment.

India’s strategy is also aligned with its broader sustainability goals, including reducing carbon emissions, enhancing energy security, and building a domestic clean energy ecosystem. By focusing on large-scale hydrogen production and infrastructure development, the country is seeking to become a global hub for green hydrogen exports while supporting its net-zero ambitions.

While global momentum on hydrogen has slowed in some Western markets due to cost challenges, India continues to move forward with policy-driven investments and long-term planning. This positions the country alongside other major Asian economies in leading the next phase of clean energy growth, with a clear emphasis on government-led sustainability initiatives.

The National Green Hydrogen Mission's 5 million-tonne target is the piece that turns India's hydrogen story from ambition into a real industrial supply chain - particularly for steel, fertilisers and refining where direct electrification is genuinely hard. Our energy-transition and supply-chain-and-operations teams help offtakers, developers and financial institutions figure out when and how green hydrogen enters their transition roadmap.