India Hydrogen Alliance plans $575mn green hydrogen hub in south India

India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A) and the state government of Kerala have signed an agreement to build a $575mn green hydrogen hub in the southern Indian state, IH2A said on November 14.

The proposed Kochi Green Hydrogen (KGH2) hub will have a 60 metric ton/day plant with a 150 MW electrolyser, storage and infrastructure.

The plan focuses on the transport use case in the first phase, aligning with the state government’s plans for zero-emission transport, to power hydrogen-ICE retrofitted bus fleets of 60 buses and build the required infrastructure, IH2A said.

“In the second phase, industrial demand for green hydrogen from refineries, fertilizer and chemical plants is expected to drive capacity expansion and scale-up the KGH2 hub," IH2A added. 

IH2A has proposed a two-tier KGH2 governance structure, with a public-private advisory group working with project consortia structures or special purpose vehicles, to implement the proposed plan.