Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and John Cockerill India Limited (JCIL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and entered into a partnership to integrate green technology in the steel sector. JCIL is a subsidiary of the John Cockerill group.
The aim of this partnership is to utilise the skills and collective expertise of both the companies to bring innovation and sustainability in the steel industry through integration of green technologies into traditional iron and steelmaking processes, thus reducing carbon emissions and enhancing resource efficiency. Incorporating advanced technologies aligns with SAIL’s operations with evolving market demands.
In November 2024, John Cockerill received an order from AM Green for a supply of 1.3 GW of electrolysers for the company’s one-million-tonne green ammonia project. The supply will be split into two phases of 640 MW each to produce green hydrogen, which will be converted into green ammonia. Production will begin in the second half of 2026. Under this order, the first tranche of 640 MW will be expedited.
In October 2024, under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the government approved three pilot projects to use hydrogen in steel production. One of the three projects authorised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy was by Steel Authority of India (Ranchi) with a 3,200 tonnes per-day project capacity.
