ACME wins SECI’s green ammonia auction to supply IFFCO at Kandla
Author: PPD Team Date: August 25, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: August 25, 2025
ACME Cleantech Solutions has won Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) latest green ammonia auction under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme (Mode-2A–Tranche-I).
The company will supply 100,000 tonnes per annum of green ammonia to Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) at Kandla, Gujarat, for 10 years at a tariff of ₹54.73 per kg.
This is the eighth auction in a 13-part series, which together target a cumulative procurement of 724,000 tonnes per year.
ACME has been a consistent winner in SECI’s auctions. In July 2025, it secured the first tender to supply 75,000 tonnes per annum to Paradeep Phosphates Limited in Odisha. Earlier this month, it won the seventh auction to supply 50,000 tonnes per annum to Coromandel International Limited in Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, for 10 years.
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