India’s clean energy ambitions are entering a critical execution phase, with more than 200 policymakers, industry leaders and clean energy experts set to gather in New Delhi this week to address what it will take to turn the country’s transition goals into commercially viable projects.

 

S&P Global Energy, a division of S&P Global, will host Horizons Clean Energy Expansion India 2026 on September 24-25, bringing together stakeholders from government, industry, finance and technology to examine the next steps in scaling India’s clean energy economy.

 

Formerly known as World Hydrogen India, the flagship event has expanded its focus to reflect the increasingly interconnected nature of India’s energy transition. Discussions will span hydrogen, renewable power, industrial decarbonisation, infrastructure, shipping, mobility, manufacturing, investment and international trade.

 

The central question is shifting from ambition to execution: how can India build clean energy projects that are bankable, scalable and competitive in global markets?

 

Over two days, participants will focus on four key areas: Project bankability and demand creation; Infrastructure and technology deployment; Domestic manufacturing and supply chain resilience; International market access.

 

India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission has laid the groundwork for a domestic hydrogen economy, with incentives supporting 862,000 metric tonnes per year of green hydrogen production capacity and 3,000 MW per year of electrolyser manufacturing capacity.

 

But actual deployment remains at an early stage. As of February 2026, around 8,000 metric tonnes per year of green hydrogen production capacity had been commissioned — a fraction of India’s target of 5 million metric tonnes per year by 2030.

 

The gap highlights the challenge now facing the sector: moving from policy design and capacity announcements to projects that secure investment, customers and infrastructure and ultimately begin operating at scale.

 

That will require competitive renewable power, dependable offtake markets, enabling infrastructure, greater access to capital, stronger domestic supply chains and closer connections between Indian producers and international buyers.

 

"India's clean energy transition is entering a decisive phase where execution, investment and international collaboration will determine success," said Matthew Hodgkinson, Senior Analyst, Hydrogen, S&P Global Energy. 

 

"Horizons Clean Energy Expansion India 2026 brings together policy, commercial and technological perspectives needed to move projects from development to operation and strengthen India's position in global clean energy trade."

 

The government is also expected to bring its perspective to the discussions. Speakers are expected to include Pralhad Joshi, Minister of New and Renewable Energy; Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; Vijay Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; and Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel, Gujarat’s Minister of Energy and Petrochemicals.

 

With India seeking to build both a large domestic clean energy market and a stronger role in international clean energy trade, the discussions in New Delhi will focus squarely on the practical barriers — and opportunities — that will shape the next phase of the transition.