Ohmium International (Ohmium), a green hydrogen company that designs, manufactures, and deploys advanced proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers, has announced the official launch of its new gigafactory in Doddaballapura, just outside of Bengaluru, India. Covering close to 14 000 m2 of production space, the manufacturing facility is ramping up to ship 2 GW of fully assembled and tested electrolyser systems to meet the demands of Ohmium’s global project pipeline.
“The ribbon cutting at our new gigafactory marks a major milestone for Ohmium and enables us to deliver green hydrogen solutions to our growing pipeline of customers across India and around the world,” said Arne Ballantine, CEO of Ohmium. “2 GW of electrolysers can abate 4 million tpy of CO2 – equivalent to the CO2 captured by 180 million trees. And for us it is just the beginning.”
The new gigafactory is Ohmium’s second manufacturing facility in India, and its first to bring together key manufacturing, assembly, quality assurance, testing, warehouse, and shipping facilities under one roof.
“Ohmium’s unique hyper modular PEM electrolysers are designed for mass production and easy assembly,” explained Ashwin Varma, COO of Ohmium. “By implementing the best practices of standardised, high quality, and efficient manufacturing, we can build systems that achieve superior performance at a very competitive cost. With this standardised approach, our factory production can scale up quickly to meet growing demand, with additional cost savings as capacity expands.”
The new gigafactory represents a major USD investment in local real estate, equipment, and talent and is part of Ohmium’s consistent and growing track record of PEM electrolyser leadership in India – including Ohmium’s 400 MW deal with NTPC in 2023, its strategic partnership with Tata Projects in 2024, and its selection for the Ministry of Renewable Energy’s first round of Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Incentives.
Ohmium’s research engagements with India’s CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI) and IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP) enable the rapid transfer of innovation into production to meet the growing demand for green hydrogen projects in India and around the world.