BHEL Enters into Strategic Tie-up with Hystar for PEM Electrolyser Systems

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) and Hystar AS, Norway have entered into a strategic tie-up which shall enable phased indigenisation and local manufacturing of PEM electrolyser systems for green hydrogen projects in India.

The agreement was signed by Y. Srinivas Rao, Executive Director (Heavy Power Equipment Plant, Hyderabad), and Sutripto De, General Manager & Head (New & Renewable Energy Business), on behalf of BHEL, and by Fredrik Mowill, CEO (Hystar) on behalf of Hystar AS Norway; in the presence of Arvinn Eikeland Gadgil, Chargé d’Affaires, Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi, and Bani Varma, Director (Industrial Systems & Products, BHEL), S M Ramanathan, Director (Engineering, Research & Development, BHEL), and other senior officials.

Notably, BHEL has already entered into a strategic tie-up with thyssenkrupp nucera India for alkaline electrolyser systems earlier this year. This collaboration with Hystar for PEM electrolyser systems further strengthens BHEL’s position as one of the few Indian players capable of offering both alkaline and PEM electrolyser solutions to serve the country’s emerging green hydrogen market. Moreover, the collaboration will also strengthen BHEL’s project execution capabilities for green hydrogen projects in India.

This agreement marks a significant step in enhancing BHEL’s contribution to the National Green Hydrogen Mission and the Government of India’s Make in India initiative.