Clean Hydrogen & Maritime Corridors: Accelerating Net-Zero Industrial Exports
Executive Summary
Industry captains and maritime port authorities outline India's roadmap to become the lowest-cost clean hydrogen and green ammonia exporter along the western maritime trade lanes into Europe and the Gulf.
Key Discussion Points
- 1Green ammonia production costs in western coastal hubs are projected to reach $1.80/kg by 2028 with dedicated round-the-clock solar-wind power wheeling.
- 2Bunkering infrastructure for green methanol and ammonia is being deployed at Kandla, Paradip, and Tuticorin under the Harit Nauka initiative.
- 3Long-term bilateral offtake treaties with Germany and Japan provide bankability for 5GW electrolysis projects.
Main Policy & Industry Recommendations
Standardise cross-border green hydrogen certification protocols with the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance.
Introduce port tariff rebates of 25% for vessels bunkering zero-emission maritime fuels at Indian major ports.
Strategic Industry Implications
Enables steel and fertiliser exporters to navigate EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) without penal import tariffs.
Session Transcript
Timestamped recordIndia possesses the lowest levelised cost of renewable solar electricity in the world. Translating that power into green molecules for industrial export is the generational opportunity of Viksit Bharat 2047.
When we calculate the full pipeline from 5GW solar in Khavda to electrolyser stacks in Mundra, we are looking at green hydrogen delivery costs below two dollars per kilogram within this cycle.
Ports are where the energy transition hits the high seas. Kandla is already preparing dedicated cryogenic storage berths for green ammonia tankers bound for Rotterdam and Hamburg.
Sunil K. Mittal
Executive Director, Clean Energy Transition
Energy Resources Institute
Meera Chandrasekhar
VerifiedChief Sustainability Officer
Adani Green & Hydrogen Ventures
Renewable Megaprojects
Capt. Rajesh Varma
VerifiedChairman
Deendayal Port Authority (Kandla)
Maritime Bunkering & Terminal Logistics
- ›National Green Hydrogen Mission SIGHT Scheme Tranche 3.
- ›Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Green Tug Transition Programme.