Construction is ‘finished’ on world’s largest green hydrogen and ammonia complex in Saudi Arabia

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Construction is ‘finished’ on world’s largest green hydrogen and ammonia complex in Saudi Arabia

The Neom green H2 project is currently being commissioned for start of operations in 2027, according to co-developer Acwa

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The Neom green H2 project is currently being commissioned for start of operations in 2027, according to co-developer Acwa

A field of solar panels with 2.2GW of capacity, which is part of the Neom green hydrogen and ammonia projectPhoto: Acwa

The 2.2GW Neom green hydrogen and ammonia project in Saudi Arabia has completed construction and is currently being commissioned for a start of operations in 2027, according to one of its developers, Acwa.

“The plan is basically commercial operation will be next year,” said Acwa CEO Samir Serhan on a recent earnings call.

He added that construction is “finished”, and that the plant is currently being commissioned to meet the target of beginning operations in 2027.

Acwa is one of three companies in the joint venture developing the Neom green hydrogen and ammonia project, alongside [American] industrial gases firm Air Products and the Saudi government’s regional development vehicle, Neom.

A final investment decision (FID) had been taken back in 2023.

Once operational, the Neom green hydrogen and ammonia complex will be the largest by electrolyser capacity in the world, at more than quadruple the size of the current largest project, Envision Energy’s 500MW plant in Chifeng, China.

While Air Products had initially agreed to be the Neom project’s sole offtaker of green ammonia, the industrial gases giant has since finalised a deal last month with [Norwegian] fertiliser firm Yara to sell on volumes that Air Products has not managed to sell on a commission basis.

Earlier in July, Acwa had announced it had been granted the exclusive right to export green hydrogen and its derivatives from Saudi Arabia, although the company has clarified that this will mainly relate to the company leading on development of these projects in the nation rather than collecting fees from other firms’ projects.

Serhan confirmed on the earnings call that Acwa is currently finishing up front-end engineering design for its next giant green hydrogen project in Yanbu, which would be around twice the size of Neom and built in multiple phases.

 

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The Haber process, also called the Haber–Bosch process, is the main industrial procedure for the production of ammonia. It converts atmospheric nitrogen (N2) to ammonia (NH3) by a reaction with hydrogen (H2) using finely divided iron metal as a catalyst


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Green hydrogen: made in MENA, built with China, sold to Europe?

The region has emerged as a hub for hydrogen investments, with construction and tech from China, and eyes on EU markets. But securing buyers remains a challenge

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With its abundant sunshine and wind, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a growing hub for renewable power generation. Such power is essential for cleanly producing hydrogen, itself needed to bring down emissions from industry and transport.

The region has seen a wave of clean hydrogen projects announced in recent years.

With Europe as the main target market, and Chinese equipment and engineering helping to build out supply, MENA is becoming a bridge connecting the world’s two major green hydrogen markets.

Yet the market remains unsettled. A shortage of committed buyers, together with Europe’s mixed policy signals, is testing the industry and MENA’s strength as a hydrogen bridge.