The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX), in cooperation with the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), have agreed to support the development of the H₂ trading market in India. This cooperation project takes place under the International H₂ Ramp-Up (H2Uppp) program, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), which aims to promote projects and market development for green H₂ in selected emerging countries.

The collaboration will initially focus on gathering market insights, as well as on engaging and developing a local community in order to establish and develop this market in the future. The project parties will bring together stakeholders from production, trading, transport and consumption, including policy makers and regulators, and jointly build up an action plan with the mid-term goal to offer an index and trading services for H₂ in India.

Peter Reitz, CEO of EEX, said, “With H₂ expected to play a crucial role in the energy transition, it is important to have a global focus when developing this sector. We are delighted to contribute our market building expertise to this co-operation and support the local H₂ community on this journey.”

Rajesh Mediratta, Managing Director and CEO of IGX, said, “With our experience in creating energy markets in India, we’re excited to use that knowledge to build the H₂ market. This partnership is a significant milestone for the Indian green energy sector. We look forward to jointly develop this market in line with global best practices.”

Tobias Winter, Director Indo-German Energy Forum Support Office at GIZ, said, “We are delighted to bring EEX and IGX together to initiate trading of H₂ in India. The establishment of an Indian H₂ price index particularly for green H₂ would send price signals not only to the Indian market but also to interested offtakers globally. Another step of India to become a global green H₂ hub.”