# India green hydrogen and clean energy development > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/india-green-hydrogen-and-clean-energy-development > Updated: 2026-08-13T09:00:04.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2. India is advancing its National Green Hydrogen Mission through both industrial capacity allocation and technological innovation. The government has awarded 30 kilotonnes per annum (KTPA) of green hydrogen production capacity to four refineries—Indian Oil Corporation, Numaligarh Refineries, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation—under a build-own-operate arrangement. Complementing these industrial developments, research efforts are focusing on cost reduction and grid stability. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati have developed a low-cost catalyst using nickel salt and an anthracene-based organic molecule to produce hydrogen from water, aiming to provide an alternative to expensive noble metal catalysts. Concurrently, industry leaders have noted a structural shift in the energy landscape, emphasizing the need for improved storage and transmission to ensure the reliability of clean energy as renewable capacity grows. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-13: India advances clean energy through grid reliability and hydrogen innovation India's energy sector is shifting toward reliable, dispatchable clean power, while IIT-Guwahati researchers develop a low-cost nickel-based catalyst to advance green hydrogen production. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/india-advances-clean-energy-through-grid-reliability-and-hydrogen-innovation ### 2026-08-12: India awards green hydrogen capacity to four refineries India has allocated 30 KTPA of green hydrogen capacity to four refineries, while Japan's H2 Innovation Ltd seeks to partner with Indian universities and the government to advance hydrogen technology. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/india-awards-green-hydrogen-capacity-to-four-refineries --- Cite as: India green hydrogen and clean energy development. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/india-green-hydrogen-and-clean-energy-development