JSW Energy Commissions India’s Largest Green Hydrogen Plant to Power Low-Carbon Steel Production

JSW Energy Limited has commissioned India’s largest green hydrogen manufacturing plant, marking a major step in the country’s clean energy transition. Developed under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme – Tranche I, the facility is strategically located next to the JSW Steel plant in Vijayanagar, Karnataka, to supply green hydrogen directly to its DRI unit for low-carbon steel production.

Under a seven-year offtake agreement, the plant will deliver 3,800 tons of green hydrogen and 30,000 tons of green oxygen annually to JSW Steel. This project forms part of JSW Energy’s 6,800 TPA allocation under SECI’s SIGHT program.

Additionally, JSW Energy has signed an MoU with JSW Steel to gradually scale supply to 85,000–90,000 TPA of green hydrogen and 720,000 TPA of green oxygen by 2030. These initiatives strengthen JSW Energy’s leadership in sustainable energy and support India’s national target of producing 5 MTPA of green hydrogen by 2030.

Mr. Sharad Mahendra, Joint Managing Director and CEO of JSW Energy, said “We are proud to commission India’s first green hydrogen plant under National Green Hydrogen Mission, implemented through the SIGHT programme, by Government of India. The project is a key milestone in our country’s clean energy journey and reflects our unwavering 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“