ENA Sectors 2025-06-23 15:44:56 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Jun 23 (KNN)</strong> The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has floated a tender for the annual offtake of 724,000 tonnes of green ammonia.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Targeted at 13 fertiliser plants across the country, the initiative is part of the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Scheme Mode 2A, Tranche I.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Launched on June 7, 2024, with bid submissions due by June 26, 2025, the tender seeks to accelerate the decarbonisation of Indias fertiliser industry, which heavily relies on fossil-fuel-based ammonia. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">SECI will aggregate demand and enter into long-term offtake agreements, offering market certainty through 10-year contracts. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The initiative is expected to catalyse green hydrogen adoption by creating immediate demand for its downstream application in fertiliser production.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Currently, ammonia production, a key input in urea and other nitrogenous fertilisers, is a major source of industrial carbon emissions. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The proposed green ammonia will be derived from renewable energy-based hydrogen, drastically lowering the carbon footprint of domestic fertiliser manufacturing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">To bolster financial viability, the government is extending production-linked incentives under the National Green Hydrogen Mission&mdash;Rs 8.82/kg, Rs 7.06/kg, and Rs 5.30/kg for the first three years respectively&mdash;amounting to a total support of Rs 1,533.4 crore. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The bidding process will follow SECIs established e-reverse auction model to enable transparent and competitive price discovery.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">India currently consumes 17 19 million tonnes of ammonia annually, with over half of its hydrogen needs directed toward fertiliser production&mdash;mostly derived from imported natural gas. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The green ammonia initiative aims to reduce this dependence, insulate the sector from global gas price volatility, and support macroeconomic stability by lowering the trade deficit.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span><br /> </p> 42549 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/seci-issues-rs-1500-cr-green-ammonia-tender-to-decarbonise-fertiliser-sector 2025-06-23 15:44:56 knnindia.co.in