UP Green Hydrogen Policy 2024: Complete Guide
What Is the Policy?
The Uttar Pradesh Green Hydrogen Policy, 2024 is a sector-specific incentive policy for green hydrogen and derivative (green ammonia, green methanol) production, and for electrolyser and associated equipment manufacturing. It is administered by the Additional Sources of Energy Department through the UP New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA).
The policy exists because Uttar Pradesh already has a captive market for hydrogen: current demand in the state is about 0.9 million metric tonnes per annum, used mainly by the fertiliser and refinery sectors โ industries that can switch to green hydrogen without waiting for new offtake to be built, unlike most other states.
Key Incentives
| What | Details |
|---|---|
| Capital subsidy | For green hydrogen/derivative production and electrolyser manufacturing units |
| Land subsidy | On project land |
| Electricity duty | Exemption |
| Transmission & wheeling charges | Concessional, with open access facilitation for renewable power |
| Water charges | Concessional |
| SGST | Reimbursement |
| Centres of Excellence | Provision for 4, for R&D and technological innovation |
How Does This Fit With the National Green Hydrogen Mission?
These state incentives are additional to the Central government's SIGHT programme incentives for electrolyser manufacturing and hydrogen production โ a project can stack both.
Where Do Projects Make the Most Sense?
Two locations stand out: near UP's existing refinery and fertiliser demand centres (for offtake), and near renewable power generation in Bundelkhand (for cheap, additional renewable electricity to run the electrolysers).
Who Is This For?
- Green hydrogen, green ammonia, or green methanol producers
- Electrolyser and associated equipment manufacturers
- Fertiliser and refinery units in UP evaluating a captive green-hydrogen switch
How to Apply
- Confirm your project fits under production, or electrolyser/equipment manufacturing
- Approach UPNEDA / the Additional Sources of Energy Department as the nodal point
- Line up offtake contracts in parallel โ see the honest caveat below before you finalise a DPR around incentive value alone
Frequently Asked Questions
Can this policy's incentives be combined with central incentives?
Yes โ the state incentives here are additional to the Central SIGHT programme incentives for electrolyser manufacturing and hydrogen production.
Why does Uttar Pradesh specifically have an edge in green hydrogen?
The state already consumes about 0.9 million metric tonnes of hydrogen a year, mostly in fertiliser and refining โ a rare existing offtake base that most states don't have, which is what the policy is built around.
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Official portal: upneda.org.in Administered by: Additional Sources of Energy Dept. / UPNEDA Last reviewed: Aug 2026
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