Indian firm to ramp up electrolyser manufacturing with $5m Chinese order

India’s Advait Greenergy has ordered 43MW of Chinese electrolyser assembly kits as it looks to ramp up manufacturing under a government-backed programme.

Chinese OEM Jiangsu Guofu Hydrogen Energy Equipment (Guofuhee) will supply 23 1MW and four 5MW electrolyser assembly kits under the $5.1m purchase order

Advait, which has been selected to build a total 300MW worth of electrolyser manufacturing capacity under India’s Strategic Intervention in Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme, will manufacture the Guofuhee equipment at its own facility.

The pair, which jointly produced their first 5MW electrolyser at the plant in March, are eligible for SIGHT incentives for the manufacture of the equipment, as part of India’s push to localise electrolyser manufacturing under its National Green Hydrogen Mission.

It comes as India builds demand through SIGHT-backed tenders, with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) awarding contracts to fertiliser producers, scaling green ammonia uptake.

Guofuhee says it could also secure the group a “favourable position” in the Indian market as it continues to ramp up overseas supply.

Chinese OEMs have scaled up electrolyser production capacity, displaying low-cost potential unmatched by suppliers in other regions. The country currently hosts 60% of global manufacturing, driven by a policy framework that excels in its production and utilisation ecosystem.

India has also been strengthening its position as an exporter of hydrogen and green derivatives to high-consumption markets like Europe, with large-scale projects coming into action.

AM Green’s Kakinada plant, due online in early 2028, has already secured 750,000 tonnes of offtake from European firms Uniper and RWE.