SECI extends Green Ammonia tender deadline

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has extended the bid submission deadline for its ongoing Green Ammonia tender, launched under the National Green Hydrogen Mission. In a notification issued afresh, SECI announced that the new deadline for submitting bids is June 30, providing additional time for prospective bidders to finalise and submit their proposals.

The tender was originally issued on June 7, 2024. It is part of the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Scheme – Mode 2A, Tranche 1. It seeks to support the production and assured long-term supply of 724,000 metric tonnes of Green Ammonia annually. The green ammonia produced will be distributed across 13 designated fertiliser plants in India.

The initiative marks a significant step in India’s strategy to decarbonise the industrial sector and reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels. Green Ammonia, produced using renewable hydrogen, is being positioned as a crucial component of India’s clean energy transition — especially in the fertiliser industry, which is a major consumer of conventional ammonia derived from natural gas.

SECI is the implementing agency of the initiative and it has been mandated to aggregate demand and enter into long-term offtake agreements with selected green ammonia manufacturers. The signed agreements are going to offer commercial certainty for a 10-year period that would help develop markets for green hydrogen derivatives.

SECI, functioning under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), plays a central role in implementing the National Green Hydrogen Mission. The mission targets the production of 5 million metric tonnes of Green Hydrogen per year by 2030, aiming to establish India as a global hub for clean hydrogen and its derivatives.