



Reliance-Samsung deal boosts India’s green hydrogen push, but 2030 goal remains distant
green hydrogen annually by 2030 under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.Reliance did not disclose the quantity of green ammonia that would be supplied as part of this deal with Samsung C&T. However, while announcing the deal on Monday, it hinted in a press release that this was the first of a series of such deals that it plans to strike in the coming days.The Korean company is the holding company of the leading chaebol and is engaged in materials trading and construction, among other things.Reliance did not respond to Mint’s query on the quantum of the supply.This is the second large export agreement struck by an Indian manufacturer of green hydrogen.
In January, Hyderabad-based AM Green signed a similar offtake agreement with Germany’s state-owned Uniper Global Commodities SE to supply 500,000 tonnes of green ammonia a year starting 2028. The gas will be supplied from the company’s upcoming facility in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
This is so far the largest supply agreement for green ammonia in the country, including domestic deals.India defines hydrogen as green if the total emissions for every kilogram of hydrogen produced are less than 2 kgs of carbon dioxide equivalent. The gas is typically produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen in an electrolyzer using electricity from renewable sources.Since hydrogen is highly volatile, the most stable and efficient way of transporting it is in the form of ammonia.
One tonne of hydrogen produces about 5.7 tonnes of ammonia.Indian companies that have bet on the green hydrogen ecosystem have sought the government’s help to boost demand for the cleaner fuel. Presently, green hydrogen costs over twice as much as grey hydrogen, derived from fossil fuel-based
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