Markets & Policy

ACME Group has signed an offtake agreement with Japan’s IHI Corp. for its green ammonia project in Odisha. The pact covers the supply of 0.4 mmtpa (million metric tons per annum) of green ammonia from Phase-1 of Acme’s Gopalpur project on a long-term basis.

Greenko founders-owned AM Green will partner with Chinese multinational Envision Energy to manufacture wind turbines in India for green energy projects of AM Green and its customers. The two companies will also collaborate on net-zero industrial parks and green hydrogen projects in India and globally.

Solar and waste-to-energy producer SAEL has secured $1 billion from financial institutions including Norfund, DFC, Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Tata Cleantech.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana for residential rooftop solar, the Indian government is considering an increase in the subsidy for grid-connected residential rooftop solar systems with capacities between 1-3 kW. This category of systems were offered a 40% subsidy in the previously launched scheme.

The India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A) has proposed a $5 billion fund to support the development of large-scale hydrogen projects and H2 hubs, supply chain, sectoral H2 transition, national skilling, and H2 infrastructure in India.

PV funding activity increased by 42% year-on-year in 2023, driven by strong growth in private market financing and debt financing, despite a decrease in the total number of deals, according to Mercom Capital Group.

Adani Green Energy will set up 1.35 GW of pump storage projects with an investment of over INR 5,000 crore ($601.48 million) in the Indian state of Telangana. Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) will also invest over INR 5,000 crore in a 100 MW data centre, powered by renewable energy.

Torrent Power will develop 3,450 MW of solar power projects, 1,045 MW of hybrid power projects, and the solar park infrastructure for a 7 GW solar power project in Gujarat. It will also set up a 100 ktpa green hydrogen/green ammonia production facility in the state.

The costs of transporting a container from China to Rotterdam have already almost tripled due to ongoing tensions in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Houthi militants have been attacking merchant ships there for weeks, preventing them from entering the Red Sea and transiting through the Suez Canal.

The Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) has partnered with the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) and Gujarat State Petroleum Corp. (GSPC) to establish a global hydrogen trading mechanism.