SCC Infrastructure and InSolare secure SECI auction to supply green ammonia
Author: PPD Team Date: September 1, 2025
Author: PPD Team Date: September 1, 2025
SCC Infrastructure Private Limited and InSolare Energy Limited have won Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) green ammonia auction under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition Programme (Mode-2A-Tranche-I).
The companies will deliver 15,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) of green ammonia to Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers in Karnataka at a tariff of Rs 57.65 per kg.
This auction marks the twelfth in SECI’s series of 13 tenders for green ammonia procurement. Together, the tenders aim to aggregate a total supply capacity of 724,000 tonnes per year.
Earlier in August, the same consortium secured another SECI auction to supply 70,000 TPA of green ammonia to Madhya Bharat Agro Products-III in Dhule, Maharashtra. That capacity was awarded at a tariff of Rs 53.05 per kg.
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