S&P Global Energy launched “India’s Maritime Energy Gateway”, an infographic bringing together port-level trade data, clean fuel projects, fleet and shipbuilding activity, and emerging green hydrogen corridors. Shri Venkatesapathy S., IAS, Joint Secretary (Shipping), Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, launched the gateway, which maps India’s evolving maritime energy landscape and its growing role in clean fuels, bunkering and shipbuilding.
The maritime focus formed part of broader discussions on the first day about advancing India’s hydrogen ambitions towards execution, bankability, infrastructure readiness and demand creation. Opening the conference, Shri Pralhad Joshi, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, highlighted India’s expanding renewable energy and manufacturing base, including more than 304 GW of non-fossil capacity and over 160 GW of solar capacity.
Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, SIGHT incentives have been awarded for around 8.62 lakh tonnes per annum of green hydrogen production and 3,000 MW per annum of domestic electrolyser manufacturing.
First-day discussions also highlighted dependable offtake, competitive renewable power, transmission connectivity, infrastructure readiness and access to capital as critical components in moving projects towards final investment decisions. Power-to-X pathways, electrolyser development, storage and integrated project models were discussed as enablers of large-scale commercialisation.
On the second day, discussions expanded to the wider ecosystem needed to scale India’s green hydrogen market. Reliable and cost-competitive renewable power, stronger grid and maritime infrastructure, policy certainty and sustained industrial demand emerged as key priorities.
Participants also emphasised the need to connect hydrogen production centres with international markets through port readiness, shipping capacity, bunkering facilities and safety protocols for hydrogen derivatives such as ammonia. Long-term offtake agreements and contracts were identified as important elements in supporting these connections.
Greater alignment of hydrogen policies and standards, transparent price benchmarks and effective price discovery were also highlighted as essential to enabling international trade. These measures were discussed in the context of building the market structures needed to support cross-border trade in clean fuels.
Fertiliser, refining and steel were identified as significant potential sources of industrial demand as India advances the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors. The discussions underscored the importance of developing demand alongside production capacity and supporting infrastructure to move green hydrogen projects towards commercial deployment.
The conference concluded with an emphasis on coordinated development across the entire value chain, spanning renewable power and transmission to ports, pricing, policy and long-term industrial demand.
The two-day conference brought together stakeholders from the energy, infrastructure, shipping, policy and industrial sectors. The discussions reinforced the role of integrated infrastructure and market development in shaping India’s next phase of clean energy expansion, with maritime connectivity, commercial viability and sustained industrial demand emerging as key elements in the country’s transition towards a globally connected green hydrogen economy.
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