Country Readiness Tool

The tool was developed under the ISA-ADB project under the Phase 2 project ‘Ecosystem readiness assessment for production and utilisation of green hydrogen’.

This interactive tool helps assess the indicative readiness of countries for green hydrogen development using ISA’s standardised framework. By analysing qualitative and quantitative inputs across critical parameters, it generates a readiness score based on ISA’s country assessment methodology. Users can explore readiness levels across various relevant factors, helping identify priority areas for interventions, policy actions, or strategic engagement. The tool also enables comparisons between countries, offering valuable insights for planning targeted country-level initiatives. 
Such outputs are generated based on assumptions entered by any user, across seven key parameters:      

1. Renewable Energy Assessment: Current RE deployment and potential for scaling up
2. Current Hydrogen Consumption and Outlook: Present use, projected demand, and sectors of application
3. Strategic Intent: National policies, roadmaps, and alignment of stakeholders
4. Infrastructure: Availability of power, water, ports, and logistics infrastructure
5. Technological Prowess: National R&D, demonstration projects, and localization
6. Ease of Doing Business: Investment climate and regulatory framework for RE and hydrogen
7. Cost of green hydrogen production: Estimate of green hydrogen production cost (LCoH) in the country

The tool generates a comprehensive readiness score ranging from 1 to 5. This is determined using a weighted scoring system based on key parameters.

Disclaimer:

This tool is currently in draft/beta testing and we appreciate your feedback. This tool is intended to provide indicative output based on information submitted by you, which should be used solely for reference purpose only. The results of this tool are not intended for any commercial usage or reproduction and does not carry any right of publication or disclosure to any other party. Users need to provide assumptions that align with envisaged countries/ projects. A few assumptions have been pre-fixed to facilitate ease of use only. The resulting output and its content do not constitute investment advice, financial advice or any form of recommendation or management decision making. The output provided do not imply any endorsement, assurance, audit or validation by us of any existing or proposed green hydrogen project of any kind or the cost involved therein. These outputs and related content are not binding and should not be relied upon for making any business, investment, or financial decisions of any manner whatsoever. You must exercise your own due diligence and verify the information before making any decisions based on the output. No liability is accepted for its use or for any inaccuracies it may contain. This tool and the resultant output is not a replacement for detailed techno-commercial feasibility and project modelling.

Acknowledgement

Project Team: (ISA-ADB TA) Dr Mridula Bharadwaj. (ISA) Ramesh Kumar Kuruppath (Chief of Unit - PPIC), S Gautham.       
Technical Reviewers: Ashish Khanna (Director General, ISA), Dr Pradeep Tharakan (Director, Energy Transition, ADB), Tron Andre Svanes (Energy Specialist, ADB).       
The International Solar Alliance extends its gratitude to Emanuele Bianco, Energy Specialist, ADB for his valuable feedback during the course of the project.