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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has declared Kakinada arsenic the “Green Hydrogen Valley of India.”
Mr. Naidu was speaking aft performing ‘bhumi puja’ for the operation of the ₹15,600-crore Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia Production Complex, touted to beryllium the world’s largest, being established by AM Green of the Greenko Group connected a 495-acre field successful Kakinada connected January 17, 2026 (Saturday).
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan accompanied Mr. Naidu to the task site, which had been acquired by AM Green from Nagarjuna Fertilizers.
First accumulation target
Addressing the gathering connected the occasion, Mr. Naidu said, “The archetypal accumulation of 0.5 cardinal MT of greenish ammonia is expected to beryllium achieved by mid-2027 arsenic portion of AM Green’s yearly accumulation people of 1.5 Million MT.” He said the world’s largest greenish hydrogen and greenish ammonia task was projected by AM Green’s laminitis and radical Chairman Anil Chalamalasetty.
“Produced successful Kakinada, greenish ammonia volition beryllium supplied mostly to Europe, and Germany is the large importer. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the determination to export greenish ammonia to Germany. Kakinada volition soon go the Green Hydrogen Valley of India,” said Mr. Naidu.
As per the Press Information Bureau study (January 12, 2026), Mr. Narendra Modi and Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Friedrich Merz welcomed the signing of 1 of the largest Offtake Agreement nether India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) for the proviso of greenish ammonia from AM Green to Uniper Global Commodities of Germany during the latter’s sojourn to India.
Mr. Naidu announced that AM Green would besides put ₹2,000 successful the Kakinada analyzable to deploy two-GW of alkaline electrolyzers for the greenish hydrogen and greenish ammonia project.
“Green ammonia volition beryllium much utile for Andhra Pradesh, which is placed seventh successful the highest nitrogen level successful ungraded and sixth successful the salinity level. The task volition besides lend to decarbonisation targets. Kakinada metropolis volition beryllium successful quality connected the planetary level erstwhile the task is commissioned and exports begin,” said Mr. Naidu, who pledged each assistance from the State authorities for the task arsenic envisaged successful the AP Integrated Clean Energy policy-2024.
On exploring the imaginable for renewable energies, Mr. Naidu said, “Andhra Pradesh is blessed with a astir 1,000-km-long coastline. It besides has the geographical vantage for accumulation of upwind and star energy, thereby avoiding the request to walk connected non-renewable power. Additionally, the State aims to nutrient greenish hydrogen and greenish ammonia connected the East Coast.”
Power procurement outgo
“Within 3 years, it is imaginable to alteration the per-unit outgo of powerfulness procurement from ₹4.80 to an mean of ₹1.19. Power transmission losses tin beryllium avoided if the imaginable of wind, star and hydro powerfulness is tapped,” Mr. Naidu said.
The Chief Minister besides announced that the archetypal drone ambulance would beryllium deployed this year. The archetypal quantum machine would get successful Amaravati successful 9 months, helium added.
“Andhra Pradesh, which received 25% of the full investments successful the country, has moved from Ease-of-Doing Business to ‘Speed-of-Doing Business. Those who judge successful the cognition system volition beryllium the winners,” helium saiid.
Mr. Naidu and Mr. Pawan Kalyan assured each enactment to Mr. Anil Chalamalasetty and AM Green Group president Mahesh Kolli successful expediting the project.
