JSW Energy Limited on Tuesday announced the commissioning of its first green hydrogen plant at Vijayanagar in Karnataka, marking the start of commercial operations under the Government of India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme – Tranche I. The company said the facility is India’s largest green hydrogen plant.
Located next to the JSW Steel facility, the plant will supply green hydrogen directly to the steelmaker’s Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) unit for low-carbon steel production.
Supply agreements and production capacity
Under a seven-year offtake agreement with JSW Steel Ltd, the plant will deliver 3,800 tonnes per annum (TPA) of green hydrogen and 30,000 TPA of green oxygen.
The facility is part of JSW Energy’s 6,800 TPA allocation under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme managed by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
The company has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with JSW Steel to gradually scale up supply to 85,000–90,000 TPA of green hydrogen and 720,000 TPA of green oxygen by 2030.
Alignment with national targets
According to JSW Energy, these developments align with India’s plan to achieve around 5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of green hydrogen production by 2030. The company said the project reinforces its role in supporting the country’s clean energy transition and decarbonisation efforts.“The project reflects our commitment to support India’s transition toward a low-carbon economy and decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors such as steel. Green hydrogen will assume a pivotal role in shaping a sustainable and Atmanirbhar Bharat,” said Sharad Mahendra, Joint Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, JSW Energy.
Future capacity plans
JSW Energy currently has a total locked-in generation capacity of 30.5 gigawatts (GW), including 13.3 GW operational and 12.5 GW under construction across thermal and renewable sources. The company is also acquiring 150 megawatts (MW) of hydro capacity and has a project pipeline of 4.6 GW.On the energy storage front, JSW Energy has 29.4 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of locked-in capacity, including 26.4 GWh from hydro pumped storage and 3.0 GWh from battery systems. It aims to reach 30 GW of generation and 40 GWh of storage capacity by FY 2030, and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
