Odisha's chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi leads the groundbreaking ceremony for the green ammonia plant

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Construction work begins on large green hydrogen-based ammonia plant in India

Hygenco’s project in Odisha will eventually scale to 1.1 million tonnes a year of production capacity in the 2030s

Odisha's chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi leads the groundbreaking ceremony for the green ammonia plant

Odisha's chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi leads the groundbreaking ceremony for the green ammonia plantPhoto: Hygenco

Polly Martin

Senior Reporter

Published 9 June 2025, 13:10

Indian renewables developer Hygenco has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its first green ammonia plant, in the Tata Steel Special Economic Zone’s industrial park in Gopalpur, Odisha.

The first phase, due to start operations in 2028, will produce 220,000 tonnes of renewable ammonia a year.

Hygenco will then double the project’s capacity in 2029 and reaching a combined 1.1 million tonnes a year after 2030.

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Hydrogen Insight estimates the final phase will require around 2GW of electrolyser capacity, while the first phase will be closer to 440MW.

However, the project has already seen its schedule slip, as it was expected to finish commissioning by December 2026 in its initial announcement.

Hygenco already operates small-scale green hydrogen plants in India, and suggested last year that the company is already able to offer contracts below the price of grey H2 made from imported natural gas.

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“Building on our pioneering success in green hydrogen, Hygenco is now setting new benchmarks in India’s green ammonia landscape,” said Amit Bansal, the company’s CEO and co-founder.

“With this project, we are not only advancing the energy self-sufficiency but also unlocking export opportunities that will position India as a global leader in green ammonia.”

India aims to produce five million tonnes of green hydrogen a year by 2030, with an eye towards reaching cost parity with grey H2 for refining and fertilisers in the latter half of the decade.

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