Adani Sets Up India's First 5MW Off-Grid Green Hydrogen Plant

• Adani commissioned India’s first off-grid 5 MW green hydrogen plant in Kutch, powered fully by renewables.
• The plant features an automated electrolyser system for flexible, efficient operation.
• It acts as a proof of concept for the upcoming Green Hydrogen Hub in Mundra.

Adani Group has launched its 5-megawatt off-grid green hydrogen pilot plant in Kutch, Gujarat, the first of its kind in India. The pilot plant is built and operated by Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL), the clean energy arm of Adani Enterprises.

The project is an important milestone in India's clean and self-reliant energy aspirations. The plant produces hydrogen by way of electrolysis, powered by entirely renewable energy, with electricity coming only from renewable sources such as solar or wind, and is also sourced not to traditional energy grid devices and is thus an off-grid plant.

Adani described the facility as a significant step in supporting India's National Green Hydrogen Mission. The commissioning of the facility, which developed the ability to achieve off-grid green hydrogen powered by renewable energy is setting a new standard, especially for high-emitting industry sectors.

The company has announced in a statement, "The state-of-the-art plant is 100 per cent green-powered by solar energy and integrated with a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), enabling it to operate completely off-grid. This represents a new paradigm in decentralised, renewable-powered hydrogen production".

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"This breakthrough reinforces the Adani Group's commitment to innovation, sustainability, and leadership in the emerging green hydrogen economy. It supports India's ambition to become a global hub for green hydrogen production and sets a benchmark for renewable-powered industrial applications across hard-to-abate sectors", added the statement.

Green hydrogen produced using renewable energy through the electrolysis of water is biodegradable hydrogen that gives off water vapour when it becomes fuel. This is in considerable contrast to grey hydrogen is produced from fossil fuels with a larger worldwide footprint.

ANIL is establishing a fully integrated ecosystem with large-scale production of green hydrogen and derivatives (green ammonia, green methanol, and sustainable aviation fuel), along with producing solar cells and modules, wind turbine generators, and electrolysers at the Mundra facility to supply domestic and global demand.

The Kutch pilot plant, the first fully automated, closed-loop electrolyser in India that automatically adjusts based on the input from renewable energy regard to real time conditions, features prominently in the project.

The electrolyser system has been designed to maximise operational flexibility, safety and efficiency given solar energy's inherent variability. The project will also be a proof of concept for ANIL's proposed Green Hydrogen Hub in Mundra and will be expected to be an enabler in India's low-carbon transition and decarbonising hard-to-abate industries.