Bids invited for green hydrogen manufacturing

The Indian government invited bids for setting up green hydrogen manufacturing capacities of 450,000 tonnes per year in the first tranche of the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) scheme.

The SIGHT programme is a part of India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission launched in January, with an outlay of Rs 17,490 crore for green hydrogen capacity as well as electrolysers. Of this, Rs 13,050 crore is for green hydrogen capacities till financial year 2029-30.

The pre-bid meeting will be held on July 28 with the last date of submission for submitting the bids set at September 7, as per the bidding documents. The Solar Energy Corporation of India, under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, is the implementing agency for the scheme.

The pre-bid meeting will be held on July 28 with the last date of submission for submitting the bids set at September 7, as per the bidding documents. The Solar Energy Corporation of India, under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, is the implementing agency for the scheme.

Of the total capacities on offer, 410,000 tonnes per year of green hydrogen production is technology agnostic, while the rest is for biomass-based pathways.

The maximum capacity for a bidder, including its parent or affiliate company, is 90,000 tonnes per year and minimum is 10,000 tonnes for ‘technology agnostic’ pathways for green hydrogen production.

For biomass-based technology, the minimum bid capacity is 500 tonnes per year and maximum is 4,000 tonnes.