€10 Billion, a Centre of Excellence, and the Question of Delivery
Under the Green and Sustainable Development Partnership launched in 2022, Germany has committed up to €10 billion through 2030 to support India’s green transition. During Chancellor Merz’s January 2026 visit, both countries agreed to establish the German-Indian Centre of Excellence for renewable energy — a joint platform for knowledge exchange, technology transfer, and innovation in clean energy.
The partnership spans solar and wind energy, battery storage and circularity, green hydrogen production and export, clean mobility and EV ecosystem development, and climate finance mechanisms. India’s potential in green hydrogen alone represents a market projected at $80 billion by 2030. Germany’s Energiewende, meanwhile, needs resilient supply chains for the energy transition technologies it is deploying at unprecedented scale.
The bilateral e-mobility roundtable of late 2025 identified financing, skills development, and battery readiness as shared priorities. India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) infrastructure adds a logistics dimension to the energy partnership. The numbers are large. The ambition is clear. GIF’s research asks whether the implementation machinery is keeping pace.
Research Agenda
- Question 1 How is Germany’s €10 billion green commitment being deployed in India — which instruments (concessional loans, technical cooperation, blended finance), which sectors, and which states are receiving the largest share?
- Question 2 What are the commercially viable entry points for German firms in India’s green hydrogen value chain — production, electrolysis equipment, storage, transport, or end-use industrial applications?
- Question 3 How can the German-Indian Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy become a model for bilateral technology transfer rather than a symbolic institution — what governance, staffing, and output mechanisms would make it impactful?
- Question 4 What role does India play in Germany’s Energiewende supply chain — as a source of solar cells, battery components, green hydrogen, or as a market for German clean energy technology?
- Question 5 How should bilateral e-mobility cooperation be structured to support EV ecosystem development, charging infrastructure, and battery recycling in both countries?
Tagged Publications
- White Paper “Tracking the €10 Billion: A Progress Report on Germany’s Green Finance Deployment in India”
- Policy Brief “Green Hydrogen: Where India-Germany Industrial Cooperation Gets Concrete”
- Commentary “From Centre of Excellence to Centre of Impact: What the Renewable Energy Platform Needs to Deliver”
- Data Point Dashboard indicators: green finance deployment (against €10B target), bilateral clean energy trade, joint renewable capacity additions
Linked Events
- Roundtable Panel “The Green Corridor: Clean Energy Business Between India and Germany” — panel featuring German energy companies with India operations and Indian renewable developers targeting European markets
- Policy Dialogue “Climate Finance Implementation: From Commitment to Disbursement” — with KfW, GIZ, Indian ministry counterparts, and project developers
Research Fellow
[Name TBC] — Associate Fellow, Green Transition & Energy
Profile: A clean energy specialist with policy or industry experience spanning both countries. Ideally someone who has worked with GIZ, KfW, IRENA, or a bilateral energy partnership — or an industry professional from a German energy company with India market exposure. Familiarity with both EU green taxonomy and India’s renewable energy policy landscape essential.