The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued revised guidelines for the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), introducing clearer implementation plans for Hydrogen Valley Innovation Clusters (HVICs) and Green Hydrogen Hubs. The revised guidelines, which replace the earlier version released in March 2024, integrate four HVIC pilot projects into the larger Hydrogen Hub…
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has committed to investing £7.5 billion ($10 billion) in the United Kingdom by 2035. The investment will focus on infrastructure, offshore wind, and hydrogen projects. The agreement was formalised through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with the UK Department for Business and Trade. It includes both future investments and capital already…
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has unveiled a nationwide pilot programme to scale hydrogen production, infrastructure, and end-use by 2035, Hydrogen Insight reported. The plan follows a related initiative released on December 31, 2024, by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), which focused on accelerating low-carbon hydrogen adoption in key industrial sectors. The…
Global energy investment is set to reach USD 3.3 trillion in 2025, up 2% from 2024, according to a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), World Energy Investment 2025. Around USD 2.2 trillion will go to clean energy, double the USD 1.1 trillion set for fossil fuels. China, Europe, the US, and India drove…
India is making rapid progress in expanding clean power, with 83% of power sector investment in 2024 going to renewables and a rising share of non-fossil capacity. However, a June 2025 report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), titled “World Energy Investment 2025,” highlights that current policies still fall short of the funding needed to…
Juno Joule Green Energy Private Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Germany’s Select Energy GmbH to co-develop a green hydrogen and ammonia export facility at Mulapeta port in Andhra Pradesh. The total investment for the project is estimated at $1.3 billion. The facility will be developed in three phases. By 2029, it…
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and ASEAN Infrastructure Fund (AIF) have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on ASEAN-related infrastructure projects. The agreement outlines cooperation on high-impact projects, including the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) and ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF). The partnership will focus on project origination, co-financing,…
The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has signed coal gasification plant development and production agreements (CGPDPA) with three entities under Category II of the coal gasification financial incentive scheme. The selected companies are Jindal Steel and Power Limited, New Era Cleantech Solution Private Limited, and Greta Energy and Metal Private Limited. Launched on January 24, 2024,…
ArcelorMittal has begun delivering clean energy to AMNS India’s Hazira steel facility in Gujarat using its newly operational 1 GW wind-solar hybrid project in Andhra Pradesh. This renewable power now covers more than 20 per cent of the Hazira plant’s energy needs. The shift is projected to cut annual carbon emissions by 1.5 million tonnes….
The Rockefeller Foundation and a group of international partners—ACEN Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Keppel, and GenZero—are launching a pilot project in the Philippines to demonstrate a new model for replacing coal with clean energy. The project will focus on the early retirement of the South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation (SLTEC) coal plant, which will be replaced…