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The Authorities of India on Saturday (March 7, 2026) introduced requirements for inexperienced ammonia and inexperienced methanol for India to facilitate commerce in inexperienced hydrogen derivatives underneath the Nationwide Inexperienced Hydrogen Mission.
The mission was authorized by the Union Cupboard on January 4, 2023, with an preliminary value of Rs 19,744 crore to make India a world hub for the manufacturing, utilization and export of inexperienced hydrogen and its derivatives.
In a major transfer in the direction of advancing the Nationwide Inexperienced Hydrogen Mission, the Authorities of India notified Inexperienced Ammonia and Inexperienced Methanol Requirements for India on February 27, 2026, in response to an announcement from the Ministry of New and Renewable Vitality.
The requirements revealed by the Ministry of New and Renewable Vitality (MNRE) define the emission thresholds and eligibility circumstances that should be compiled for manufactured ammonia and methanol to be categorized as “inexperienced”, i.e. produced utilizing inexperienced hydrogen derived from renewable sources.
India’s inexperienced ammonia customary requires that whole non-biological greenhouse gasoline emissions from inexperienced hydrogen manufacturing, ammonia synthesis, purification, compression and on-site storage should be lower than or equal to 0.38 kg CO₂ equivalents per kg ammonia (kg CO₂ eq/kg NH₃), calculated as a median over the earlier 12 months.
India’s inexperienced methanol customary requires that whole non-biological greenhouse gasoline emissions from inexperienced hydrogen manufacturing, methanol synthesis, purification and on-site storage should be lower than or equal to 0.44 kg CO₂ equal per kg of methanol (kg CO₂ eq/kg CH₃OH), calculated as a median over the earlier 12 months.
The notification additional stipulates that carbon dioxide for inexperienced methanol manufacturing could be sourced from organic sources, direct air seize, or present industrial sources. The Division could revise the eligible carbon dioxide sources now and again, and such revisions can be utilized prospectively with applicable exemptions.
The notification specifies {that a} detailed methodology for measurement, reporting, monitoring, subject verification and certification of inexperienced ammonia and inexperienced methanol can be revealed individually by the Ministry of New and Renewable Vitality.
Bids, bid processes or solicitations issued previous to the notification date could proceed to be topic to the phrases and circumstances relevant on the time of publication. Nonetheless, the procuring entity could, the place attainable, with the mutual consent of the events, align such bids with the provisions of the notification in accordance with the assertion.
The notification of inexperienced ammonia and inexperienced methanol requirements gives readability for business, traders, and different stakeholders concerned within the growth of inexperienced hydrogen derivatives. The requirements will facilitate the decarbonization of sectors comparable to fertilizers, transport, energy and heavy business, whereas strengthening India’s place as a dependable producer and exporter of inexperienced fuels.
With this notification, India will additional strengthen the regulatory framework for inexperienced hydrogen and its derivatives underneath the Nationwide Inexperienced Hydrogen Mission, the assertion added.
