Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has entered into a strategic tie-up with Norway-based Hystar AS to enable phased indigenisation and local manufacturing of PEM electrolyser systems for green hydrogen projects in India.
The Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) is focused on PEM electrolyser systems and is expected to strengthen BHEL’s capabilities in the country’s emerging green hydrogen sector. The collaboration will also enhance the company’s project execution capabilities 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 Fredrik Mowill, CEO, Hystar, on behalf of Hystar AS, Norway.
The signing ceremony was attended by Arvinn Eikeland Gadgil, Chargé d’Affaires, Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi, along with Bani Varma, Director (Industrial Systems & Products), BHEL; S. M. Ramanathan, Director (Engineering, Research & Development), BHEL, and other senior officials.
The collaboration builds on BHEL’s earlier strategic tie-up with thyssenkrupp nucera India Private Limited for alkaline electrolyser systems in July 2026. With the addition of Hystar’s PEM electrolyser technology, BHEL is strengthening its position as one of the few Indian players capable of offering both alkaline and PEM electrolyser solutions for the country’s emerging green hydrogen market.
The Hystar collaboration is expected to enable phased indigenisation and local manufacturing of PEM electrolyser systems in India, supporting the development of domestic capabilities for green hydrogen projects.
BHEL said the strategic tie-up will also strengthen its project execution capabilities for green hydrogen projects in India. The company expects the collaboration to enhance its contribution to the National Green Hydrogen Mission and support the Government of India’s Make in India initiative.
