Indian companies now hold the largest set of firm green hydrogen supply commitments anywhere in the world. Till October 2026, they had signed binding offtake agreements totalling 5,55,610…
Indian companies now hold the largest set of firm green hydrogen supply commitments anywhere in the world. Till October 2026, they had signed binding offtake agreements totalling 5,55,610 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) of green hydrogen equivalent, according to data released by the Union Government on 29 October 2026. The pace has quickened sharply this year. Of the 23 offtake contracts signed since the National Green Hydrogen Mission began in 2023, 18 were concluded in 2026 alone, together covering more than 4 lakh MTPA.
Over 70 per cent of the contracted volume is meant for export, and meeting these commitments will require capital investment of around ₹90,000 crore, or roughly USD 9.5 billion. The figures mark a shift in how India’s clean energy programme is being judged. Production targets and incentive schemes describe ambition. Signed purchase contracts, with named buyers and delivery dates, show that overseas and domestic customers are prepared to pay for Indian molecules.
Why offtake agreements matter Green hydrogen projects are capital-heavy, and lenders rarely finance a plant until its output has an assured buyer. An offtake agreement is that assurance a long-term contract under which a buyer commits to purchase a fixed quantity over a set number of years. Around the world, a large share of announced hydrogen projects have stalled for want of such contracts. Against that backdrop, India order book gives its producers something many rivals still lack, which is bankable demand.
The total is expressed in green hydrogen equivalent because most of what India will ship is not hydrogen gas. Hydrogen is difficult and costly to transport over long distances, so producers convert it into green ammonia or green methanol, which can travel in conventional tankers.
Read More: Dialling Up a Nation: How the mobile PLI scheme rewired Indian manufacturing and redrew global supply chains Hydrogen makes up nearly 18 per cent of ammonia by weight, which is why individual ammonia contracts can run into lakhs of tonnes while their hydrogen equivalent is far smaller. For methanol, the share is lower still, at about 12.5 per cent. The 5,55,610 MTPA figure amounts to roughly 11 per cent of the Mission’s production target for 2030.
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