Germany is among nine country partners at the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026, scheduled for 2–5 November at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, as Indian companies expand supply agreements for green hydrogen and its derivatives with overseas buyers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the four-day event on 2 November. Organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the summit is expected to bring together participants from more than 130 countries, including over 40 ministers, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
Germany’s participation comes against a growing commercial relationship in renewable fuels, including agreements to supply Indian green ammonia to German buyers.
German participation across energy technologies
The Indo-German Chamber of Commerce is the implementation partner for the German Pavilion. Its announcement lists green financing, solar and wind energy, green hydrogen, energy storage, grid integration and clean energy manufacturing among the areas covered by German participation. Digitalisation and artificial intelligence in energy are also included.
The summit will run alongside the ninth session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly and the fourth International Conference on Green Hydrogen. Together, the programmes cover renewable energy investment, solar cooperation and the development of hydrogen technologies and production capacity.
Other country partners include Australia, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom, alongside the European Union. The programme includes ministerial discussions, CEO roundtables and meetings between businesses and governments.
Hydrogen commitments provide commercial context
In a separate announcement on 29 October, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said Indian companies had secured 23 offtake contracts since the launch of the National Green Hydrogen Mission in 2023, covering approximately 5.56 lakh tonnes annually in green hydrogen equivalent.
Eighteen agreements, accounting for more than four lakh tonnes annually, were signed in 2026. More than 70 per cent of the overall contracted volume is earmarked for exports, the ministry said.
The figures represent contracted supply commitments, including hydrogen derivatives such as green ammonia and green methanol, rather than current production or completed exports. The ministry described the aggregate commitments as the world’s largest.
Agreements link Indian production with German demand
Among the Germany-linked agreements is AM Green’s selection as the sole winner of the Asian lot in the German government-funded H2Global auction operated by Hintco.
Under the agreement, Hintco will purchase renewable ammonia worth at least €585 million over ten years. First deliveries to Germany are expected in 2029, according to Hintco’s announcement on 30 September.
The ammonia will come from the second phase of AM Green’s Kakinada project in Andhra Pradesh. The production process is planned to use renewable electricity backed by pumped-hydro storage and meet European Union requirements for renewable fuels of non-biological origin.
The ministry’s October update also lists AM Green’s agreement with Germany’s Uniper for 2.5 lakh tonnes of green ammonia annually. These arrangements form part of India’s wider export commitments, which include buyers in Japan and South Korea.
Financing the energy transition
The broader investment requirement remains substantial. At a briefing on 28 October, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Secretary Santosh Sarangi said India had 308 GW of installed non-fossil fuel capacity against its target of 500 GW by 2030.
He estimated that reaching the target would require approximately $220 billion between 2027 and 2030, alongside expanded energy storage, transmission networks and domestic manufacturing.
For India–Germany relations, the summit brings investment and technology discussions into the same setting as an emerging renewable-fuel trading relationship. The existing ammonia agreements provide a commercial basis for that cooperation, with deliveries scheduled for later this decade.
