The Department of Fertilisers under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers has set a roadmap for large-scale green urea production as part of India's plan to decarbonise its fertilizer industry and reduce dependency on raw materials which are imported. This project seeks to incorporate green hydrogen into urea production process to lower carbon dioxide emissions.

Green urea is made with green ammonia that uses green hydrogen to produce. This hydrogen uses renewable sources of energy like solar and wind energy. Compared to the traditional production of urea, which requires natural gas to make urea, the process of making green urea lowers greenhouse gas emissions.

The roadmap highlights steps that would facilitate investments in the production of green hydrogen, renewable energy infrastructure, and advanced fertilizer manufacturing technologies. There is also an attempt to establish a stable chain for green ammonia that would act as the main input for future green urea plants.

India is one of the major countries consuming urea in the world, where the agricultural industry relies greatly on fertilizers to sustain their crop yield. While the production has been ramped up in recent times in the country, yet India continues to import large amounts of fertilizers and raw materials, thereby making the industry susceptible to international prices and shortages. Green urea will help increase self-sufficiency and reduce dependence on international energy markets.

This program is an integral part of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, which will make India a global center of green hydrogen production and application. Through association between the fertilizer sector and renewable energy sources, it is possible to stimulate demand for green hydrogen and investment in electrolysers, production of renewable energy, and hydrogen storage facilities.

According to the Department of Fertilisers, this roadmap would help foster innovation throughout the entire fertiliser supply chain and collaboration between renewable energy companies, fertiliser producers, and technology companies. Economies of scale might slowly lower the cost of production as the capacity increases.

The move would also offer environmental benefits due to lower emissions from one of the most energy-consuming industries in the country. Clean production of fertilizers, along with increased use of renewables, would assist in meeting India’s climate commitments and at the same time promote sustainable agriculture.

However, despite existing issues like higher production costs, technological deployment, and infrastructure creation, the roadmap will serve as an extended guide on how to increase green fertilizer production. Given enough government assistance and private sector involvement, India looks to develop its fertilizers industry to be more sustainable and aligned with its clean energy agenda.