Archive · 10 Aug 2025
India to Establish Standards for Green Hydrogen Electrolysers
India is setting new standards for how well green hydrogen machines work.
These machines split water to make hydrogen using clean energy like solar and wind.
The government wants to make sure these machines are efficient, meaning they don't waste a lot of electricity.
These new rules will help companies know how to build better machines and help India make more of its own, instead of buying them from other countries.
They are designed to provide clarity for businesses and contractors.
These standards will check how pure the hydrogen is and how much energy it uses.
This will help India become a leader in green hydrogen and make it easier to use clean energy in the future.
India is creating its first green hydrogen electrolyser standards.
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is developing the standards for three key electrolyser technologies.
The standards will offer a benchmark for measuring efficiency, hydrogen purity, and electricity consumption.
The standards aim to boost domestic production and ensure fair competition.
The standards will finalize by the end of the year after feedback from industry stakeholders.
- Who
- The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
- What
- India is developing standards to evaluate the performance of green hydrogen electrolysers.
- When
- The standards are expected to be finalized by the end of the year.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To boost domestic production, ensure fair competition, and establish benchmarks for efficiency.
Manufacturers
Project Developers and EPC Contractors
Impact on Manufacturers
Manufacturers
May initially need to upgrade testing and calibration capabilities.
Project Developers and EPC Contractors
Will become more competitive globally.
- Electrolyser Technologies
- Alkaline water, proton exchange, and anion exchange membrane
- Hydrogen Demand (2029-30)
- 15-20 million tonnes (mt)
- Current Hydrogen Demand
- 5-7 mt
- Key Focus
- Efficiency, hydrogen purity, electricity consumption, and equipment performance
- Indian Hydrogen Production Rank
- Third largest (after China and the US)
- Hydrogen use
- Oil refineries, fertilizer, steelmaking, fuel cell vehicles and natural gas blending.