Country’s largest passenger vehicles makers, Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) on Thursday said it has commissioned 300 kW Green Hydrogen (GH₂) electrolyser plant, set up as pilot, at its Manesar facility.
Through multiple clean technologies, the company aspires to reduce its carbon footprint in manufacturing operations from the present 6.15 lakh tonnes to 2.66 lakh tonnes in FY2030-31, the company said.
The GH₂ produced is blended with natural gas to be utilised as process fuel in the company’s manufacturing operations, the company said adding that the GH₂ plant helps maximise the utilisation of solar energy generated at the company’s Manesar facility.
It said solar energy produced during holidays, which would otherwise remain unutilised, would be used to generate Green Hydrogen.
The hydrogen is stored and subsequently used in manufacturing operations. Based on the learnings from this pilot project, the company plans to scale up the adoption of green hydrogen technology across its manufacturing facilities in Haryana and Gujarat, MSIL said.
MSIL is also in the advanced stage of setting up a 10 tonnes per day (TPD) biogas plant at its Kharkhoda (Haryana) facility, which will be commissioned within FY2026-27. Recently, the company also commissioned a 1 MWh Battery Energy Storage System at its Kharkhoda facility.
The company has begun integrating compressed biogas (CBG) as process fuel. Recently, the company’s board approved four CBG projects and earmarked a budget of ₹561 crore towards the same.
Separately, Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC, Japan) in partnership with organisations such as the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and dairy industry unions will set up 10 biogas plants across India, three of which are already operational in Gujarat.
“Just like we have adopted a multi-pathway approach for products, we have also embarked on a journey of multiple renewable energy solutions for manufacturing operations. The commissioning of our 300 kW Green Hydrogen plant is aligned with the government of India’s Green Hydrogen Mission,” Hisashi Takeuchi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, MSIL, said.
Drawing inspiration from the parent company SMC’s core philosophy of Sho-Sho-Kei-Tan-Bi, which translates to smaller, fewer, lighter, shorter and more beautiful, MSIL continues to improve resource efficiency and optimise energy requirements, he said.
“India is emerging as a manufacturing powerhouse, and its competitive position may not depend solely on cost and quality, but also on CO2 intensity. With such initiatives, we are building capability today so that we can support a low-carbon and more energy-efficient manufacturing ecosystem tomorrow,” Takeuchi added.
Published on September 24, 2026
