JSW Energy commissions India’s largest green hydrogen plant

JSW Energy has commissioned India’s largest green hydrogen manufacturing plant, marking its entry into commercial-scale hydrogen production. The facility, located next to the JSW Steel plant in Vijayanagar, Karnataka, has been developed under Tranche I of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme.

The plant will supply green hydrogen directly to JSW Steel’s direct reduced iron (DRI) unit, enabling low-carbon steel production. Under a seven-year offtake agreement, JSW Energy will supply 3,800 tons per annum (tpa) of green hydrogen and 30,000 tpa of green oxygen to JSW Steel.

The project is part of JSW Energy’s 6,800 tpa allocation under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme, implemented by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The company has also signed a memorandum of understanding with JSW Steel to expand green hydrogen supply to 85,000–90,000 tpa and green oxygen supply to 720,000 tpa by 2030.

According to JSW Energy joint managing director and CEO Sharad Mahendra, commissioning the plant under the National Green Hydrogen Mission marks a key milestone in India’s clean energy transition. The initiative aligns with the country’s plan to reach 5 million tpa of green hydrogen capacity by 2030.

JSW Energy currently has a total locked-in generation capacity of 30.5 GW, including 13.3 GW operational, 12.5 GW under construction, 150 MW in hydro acquisition, and 4.6 GW in the pipeline. The company targets 30 GW of generation and 40 GWh of energy storage capacity by FY2030 and aims for carbon neutrality by 2050.

Meanwhile, JSW Energy faces legal challenges after the Supreme Court declined to stay an Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) order that upheld a Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) ruling on tariff determination for its 1,000 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project. The case remains under review by the Supreme Court.