HYDGEN Innovation Day 2026 to Showcase Indigenous Electrolyser Technology in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: HYDGEN will host HYDGEN Innovation Day 2026 on October 15 at its new manufacturing facility in Ganjimutt, Mangaluru, which has an annual production capacity of 20 MW.
While India has demonstrated its ability to manufacture electrolysers, the next challenge is to scale up production while maintaining consistent quality and ensuring cost competitiveness for industrial users.
Several industries, including lab-grown diamonds, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors, still rely on hydrogen supplied via cylinders and tube trailers. According to HYDGEN, 70–85% of the cost paid by these industries goes towards compression, transportation, and storage rather than hydrogen itself. Delivery delays can also disrupt production lines.
On-site hydrogen generation offers an alternative by enabling industries to produce hydrogen at the point of consumption, reducing logistics costs and supply-related disruptions. HYDGEN aims to manufacture systems at the scale required by Indian industry, with its new Ganjimutt facility serving as a key step towards achieving this goal.
The event will begin with a tour of the manufacturing facility, where guests can observe stack assembly, system integration, testing, and hydrogen quality checks. The company will subsequently unveil its 250 kW anion exchange membrane (AEM) and proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers, designed for industrial facilities with higher hydrogen requirements. Both systems have been designed, assembled and tested in Mangaluru.
Dr Ashish Lele, Director of CSIR–National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, will deliver the keynote address on translating hydrogen technologies developed in India from laboratory research into commercial applications.
Expert presentations and panel discussions will explore the transition of membrane electrolysers from pilot-scale units to multi-megawatt plants, the economic benefits of on-site hydrogen generation for industry, and financing strategies to reduce hydrogen production costs.
The event will be attended by chief guests Shri M. B. Patil, Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development, Government of Karnataka; Shri U. T. Khader, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka; Captain Brijesh Chowta, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha; and Dr Y. Bharath Shetty, MLA, Mangaluru City North.
Policymakers, government officials, researchers, academics, investors and entrepreneurs from across India are also expected to participate.
HYDGEN was established with the objective of providing industries with a reliable hydrogen supply at predictable costs. The new Ganjimutt facility is expected to enable the company to serve more customers with larger systems while developing a local component-supplier ecosystem in Mangaluru and catering to markets in India and abroad.
The company has invited members of the media to attend the event, tour the facility, interact with its team and guests, and explore the growing role of reliable, domestically manufactured hydrogen-generation systems in supporting India’s industrial sector.
HYDGEN looks forward to welcoming participants and media representatives to Innovation Day 2026 on October 15.