India in green ammonia talks with Japan, South Korea, and Germany | Hydrogen News

India is continuing to advance its aims of becoming a major green molecule supplier as it seeks overseas consumers for its domestically produced green ammonia.

According to Reuters reporting, state-owned power utility NTPC has entered talks with prospective buyers in Japan, South Korea, and Germany.

NTPC has plans for a mammoth 7GW green hydrogen-based chemical plant in Pudimakaka, Andhra Pradesh, which, if established, would become the largest green hydrogen project globally.

It could produce up to an annual 2.5 million tonnes of chemicals including ammonia, methanol, sustainable aviation fuel, and green urea.

The new negotiations come as the country ramps up its broader production capacity, with the government launching tenders for planning green hydrogen hubs and for green ammonia supplies, as well as delegating hydrogen production to state-owned entities.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has tendered for close to one million tonnes of green ammonia.

The reported negotiations also follow the country’s AM Green winning a €585m ($655m), ten-year, green ammonia supply contract in the second H2Global auction.

With deliveries set for 2029, the German-backed institute will offtake volumes of the molecule from AM Green to resell to European consumers while absorbing the price difference.

This added to existing Europe supply deals for AM, including with Uniper and RWE.

ACME Group has led Indian green molecule trade beyond European contracts.

It has secured Japanese offtake of up to 400,000 tonnes-per-year via its joint venture partner IHI, and will also supply 100,000 tonnes of e-methanol to Japan’s Mitsubishi Gas Chemical under a binding $1bn, 10-year offtake agreement

The Hydrogen Council’s Global Hydrogen Compass 2026 report recently positioned it as the second-fastest mover in the space behind only China. 92% of CEOs surveyed for the report perceived India’s outlook as “steady or accelerating.”