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India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission is targeting 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030, with the ecosystem expected to attract ₹8 lakh crore (₹8 trillion) in investments as incentives kick in for both hydrogen output and domestic electrolyser manufacturing.
The piece maps five listed “anchors” across the chain, not just producers, but also the builders and industrial users who’ll absorb hydrogen first. L&T sits in the infrastructure layer, citing large order inflows and work on an indigenous electrolyser stack. NTPC is positioned as a scaled producer, tying renewable buildout to green hydrogen/green ammonia plans, including a 70,000 tpa green ammonia supply bid.
JSW Energy is highlighted for early execution with a commissioned 3,800 tpa green hydrogen plant at Vijayanagar. On the demand side, Indian Oil is a natural early adopter because refineries already consume large volumes of hydrogen, so the “grey to green” switch is a logical pathway as economics improve. And GSFC represents fertilisers, another heavy hydrogen user via ammonia, making it a candidate beneficiary once clean hydrogen becomes cost-competitive