India’s NTPC unit backs green urea push at Andhra hydrogen hub

NTPC Green Energy Limited has agreed a partnership with Assago
Industries to develop what the companies describe as India’s first
large-scale green urea production ecosystem, to be located at the
planned Green Hydrogen Hub in Pudimadaka on the Andhra Pradesh
coast, POWERLINE writes.

The memorandum of understanding sets out a vertically integrated
model in which NTPC’s renewable energy arm will supply key
low-carbon inputs, including green ammonia, captured carbon
dioxide, renewable electricity and associated utilities. These
inputs will be used by Assago Industries to manufacture urea with a
significantly lower carbon footprint than conventional fertiliser
production, which relies heavily on fossil fuel-based
feedstock.

The project is intended to support India’s long-standing goal of
reducing its dependence on imported urea, a commodity that places a
persistent burden on public finances through subsidies and exposure
to volatile global prices. By anchoring production to domestically
produced green hydrogen and ammonia, the partners aim to improve
supply security while aligning fertiliser manufacturing with the
country’s broader decarbonisation strategy.

For NTPC Green Energy, the agreement fits with a wider effort to
build demand for green hydrogen derivatives and to turn planned
hydrogen hubs into industrial clusters rather than standalone
energy projects. For Assago Industries, the Pudimadaka development
offers a route into a nascent but strategically important segment
of the fertiliser market. While commercial viability will hinge on
costs and policy support, the collaboration signals growing
momentum behind low-carbon alternatives in one of India’s most
emissions-intensive industries.

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