Renewables firm Jakson Green has secured pre-certification for its planned 200,000 tonne per year green ammonia plant in Gopalpur, India, under an EU voluntary scheme.
Awarded by CertifHy, the pre-certification confirms the project’s design aligns with the EU’s renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) rules, a prerequisite for exporting compliant green ammonia into Europe.
The assessment was conducted by testing, inspection, and certification firm SGS, under CertifHy’s EV Voluntary Scheme.
The project, which is supported by an Indian state contract to supply 85,000 tonnes of green ammonia to state-owned fertiliser firm Coromandel International, is expected to come online in 2029.
The remaining 115,000 tonnes are planned to be exported. No offtakers have been publicly announced.
In a second phase, Jakson Green could expand capacity to produce up to 800,000 tonnes by 2030.
Chief Commercial Officer of Jakson Green’s project subsidiary, Bakul Pant, said the pre-certification exercise reinforced its readiness for future export markets.
“Our Odisha project is moving forward steadily to produce green ammonia targeted for financial year 2029-30,” he said.
An increasing number of non-EU projects have been getting RFNBO certification to allow them to export molecules to European users.
CertifHy Managing Director Matthieu Boisson said early engagement in certification schemes can help strengthen trust with investors and offtakers.
Indian producers are increasingly lining up to be a key green hydrogen supplier for Europe. AM Green, which has secured RFNBO pre-certification for its 1.3GW green ammonia plant in Kakinada, will supply volumes to majors like Uniper, BASF, and RWE.
As Europe looks to shore up its future green hydrogen supplies, a growing number of international projects have secured certification that will meet the EU’s rules for renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO).
This year, Envision’s 500MW green ammonia plant in Chifeng, China, received RFNBO certification, while large-scale projects in India and Canada were all awarded RFNBO pre-certification.
These developments come despite persistent perceptions that Europe’s RFNBO framework is challenging even for domestic producers, let alone overseas developers.
But according to CertifHy Managing Director, Matthieu Boisson, the rules apply identically to all projects, regardless of geography.
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