On 16 October 2026 HYDGEN opened a 20 MW green‑hydrogen electrolyser manufacturing facility in Ganjimutt, Mangaluru, and presented 250 kW Anion Exchange Membrane and Proton Exchange Membrane electrolyser models.
The inauguration took place during HYDGEN Innovation Day 2026. MP Captain Brijesh Chowta and Mangaluru City North MLA Dr Y. Bharath Shetty cut the ribbon, while company leaders including co‑founder and chairman Dr Michael Gryseels, CTO Dr Goutam Kumar Dalapati and COO Dr Krishna Kumar addressed the gathering.
Captain Chowta linked the event to his "Back to Ooru" campaign, urging professionals and entrepreneurs to return to their hometowns and boost local economies. He praised HYDGEN for creating jobs and strengthening the industrial base of coastal Karnataka.
Dr Gryseels thanked the team for turning a vision into a working plant, noting that the showcased electrolyser units were designed, assembled and tested on site to meet rising demand for clean hydrogen.
Dr Shetty congratulated the company for establishing the plant within his constituency, while Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader sent a supportive message. Transition VC founder Mohammad Shoeb Ali and AAGM CEO Dr Avishek Kumar highlighted the project's potential to accelerate hydrogen technology development across India.
HYDGEN reports more than 20 projects delivered in India, Singapore and Thailand over the past year, with sales surpassing USD 1 million. The new Ganjimutt unit is intended to serve domestic and overseas customers, expand the supplier network and accommodate larger system orders.
A plant tour demonstrated stack assembly, system integration, testing and hydrogen‑quality checks. The programme concluded with a keynote by Dr Ashish Lele, Director of CSIR‑National Chemical Laboratory, on moving hydrogen research from the laboratory to commercial deployment.
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📰 Source: Mangalore Today