Belgium-based John Cockerill will supply 1.3 GW of electrolyzers to AM Green’s one-million-ton green ammonia project. The company will supply the electrolyzers in two phases of 640 MW each for the production of green hydrogen and its conversion into green ammonia.

As part of the agreement, the two companies will develop a 2 GW per year electrolyzer manufacturing plant in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh This plant will supply the second phase of 640 MW of electrolyzers to the AM Green Kakinada project.

CertifHy has certified the Kakinada facility as compliant with EU RFNBO requirements for green ammonia, including additionality and renewable energy timeliness.

AM Green has already executed offtake agreements for this project for intended end use in various green hydrogen applications.

AM Green aims to reach 5 MTPA of green ammonia capacity by 2030 to support its efforts to achieve net zero targets in India and the OECD markets.

The output from the new facilities will be equivalent to approximately 1 MTPA of green hydrogen, accounting for one-fifth of India’s target for green hydrogen production under the National Green Hydrogen Mission and 10% of Europe’s target for green hydrogen imports.

Recently, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) set aside ₹44.4 billion (~$535.6 million) to incentivize electrolyzer manufacturing to reduce hydrogen production costs in the country as part of the National Green Hydrogen Mission.

The mission aims to promote the development of a green hydrogen production capacity of 5 million tons per year. It envisages an investment of over ₹8 trillion (~$96.5 billion) and the creation of over 600,000 jobs by 2030.

In January, Reliance Electrolyzer Manufacturing, John Cockerill Green Hydrogen Solutions, Jindal India, and Adani New Industries were among the winners of Solar Energy Corporation of India’s tender to set up 1.5 GW of electrolyzer manufacturing capacities across India.