<article><p class="lead">German state-owned utility Uniper has signed an initial agreement to exclusively buy green ammonia from the first phase of Indian firm Greenko ZeroC's production facility in Andhra Pradesh state.</p><p>Uniper signed an initial agreement and heads of terms with Greenko ZeroC for the exclusive green ammonia offtake at the India Energy Week that is happening from 6-8 February in Bengaluru. </p><p>Uniper will buy 250,000 t/yr of green ammonia from Greenko ZeroC's plant in the southern Kakinada city as part of the agreement, the firms said. They will negotiate pricing, supply and the tenure structure under the heads of terms of the initial agreement.</p><p>Greenko ZeroC is the carbon-free technology production arm of Indian private-sector renewables project developer Greenko.</p><p>Greenko's multi-phase Kakinada project aims to add 1mn t/yr of green ammonia production capacity by 2027. The first completed phase will produce green ammonia using an electrolyser powered by round the clock (RTC) renewable electricity.</p><p>Uniper and Greenko also said they plan to collaborate on using renewable electricity for production of e-methanol and sustainable aviation fuel.</p><p>Greenko and Singapore's Keppel Infrastructure began exploring last year the feasibility of a <a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2384328">250,000 t/yr green ammonia plant in India</a>. </p><p>Greenko earlier this month <a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2415669">placed an order for 140MW electrolysis equipment</a> from Belgian manufacturer John Cockerill for the country's first green ammonia plant, due for commissioning in 2024. Greenko and John Cockerill had last year agreed to jointly develop large-scale renewable hydrogen projects in India, including an electrolyser manufacturing facility targeting 2GW of capacity.</p><p>India is offering a number of incentives in its aim to become a 5mn t/yr green hydrogen hub by 2030, including waiving electricity transmission fees for producers and introducing production-linked incentive schemes for electrolyser manufacturing and first movers.</p><p class="bylines">By Pranav Joshi</p></article>
