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Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Nucera will establish green hydrogen electrolyser module manufacturing in India under a new partnership with state-owned industrial technology company Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL).
Under a strategic collaboration arrangement, Nucera and BHEL will work on localising alkaline electrolyser module fabrication in India in a “phased” approach.
BHEL is India’s largest state-owned power equipment manufacturer and a key supplier to the country’s energy infrastructure.
Local manufacturing could help developers meet domestic content requirements, reduce logistics costs, and lower production costs.
It comes as the German original equipment manufacturer faces increasing pressure to secure orders amid slower-than-expected uptake of green hydrogen.
The capacity would add to the firm’s existing third-party module fabrication yard in Vietnam, where it said it would as part of a wider “cost containment programme.”
While no timeline or planned manufacturing capacity has been announced, Kiran Joseph, CEO of Nucera’s Indian business, described India as “one of the most important growth markets” for the firm.
“Scaling green hydrogen in India requires solutions that are reliable, scalable, and aligned with the country’s industrial ambitions,” he said.
In January, Nucera joined a German government-backed programme to assess India’s green hydrogen market and identify areas for collaboration with German development agency GIZ.
It also secured a front-end engineering design contract for a at an Indian green ammonia project being developed by Select Energy and Juno Jule. The project is expected to reach final investment decision by April 2027.
The announcement comes after a tough period for the company, which has reported several quarters of declining sales, only offset by a for Spanish oil and gas firm Moeve’s project in Andalusia.
In May, it wrote down €50m ($57m) being made to 160 20MW alkaline electrolyser modules – around 90% of those it currently has under execution.
