EU-India Renewable Hydrogen Trade - Briefing

Unlocking EU-India Renewable Hydrogen Trade: Certification Challenges and Strategic Pathways (2026)

Technical briefing

The ITA has released a Technical Briefing to help navigate the EU's Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBO) certification in third-country context. The briefing was written with the support of our partners, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), GH2 India and the Green Hydrogen Organisation.
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The briefing's objective is to ensure that implementation of RFNBO rules outside Europe supports - and not constrains – investable cross-border trade, strengthens the formation of resilient EU–India clean hydrogen value chains, provides regulatory clarity for projects in markets such as India, while preserving the integrity of the RFNBO framework and providing a neutral lens to the situation.

It proposes four strategic pathways to resolve critical bottlenecks faced by project developers in India in meeting the current RFNBO rules and accelerate the progress to firm agreements and project FIDs. 

The briefing examines how geographic correlation under RFNBO can be applied in integrated country grids from which the EU may plan to import green hydrogen derivatives. Using India as an example, the paper analyses the practical challenges faced by export-oriented projects and outlines options to meaningfully address RFNBO compliance and certification challenges.
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