A one million-tonne-per-year green ammonia plant in India has reached final investment decision (FID), with plans to export the hydrogen derivative to Europe from 2026.
Greenko and Gentari-backed AM Green Ammonia, today (August 27), said the project in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, will employ 1.3GW of John Cockerill alkaline electrolysers using “round-the-clock renewable energy.”
With plans to see the plant produce one million tonnes of ammonia by 2026, the developer intends to scale up the facility to boast capacity for five million tonnes by 2030.
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Located within Kakinada’s existing urea plant, previously acquired by AM Green Ammonia, the total spend for the plant will include electrolysis, ammonia synthesis and associated balance of plant and infrastructure.
Having already been awarded pre-certification for compliance with Europe’s renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) criteria for green hydrogen, the company says “most” of the ammonia produced will be exported to Europe, through offtake term sheets already signed with the likes of Uniper, Yara and Keppel.
The RFNBO rules include renewable energy additionality, hourly matching and geographic correlation criteria.
AM Green Ammonia said it secured 1,300MW of round-the-clock renewable energy from 4.5GW of solar and wind, through a 25-year fixed-price power purchase agreement (PPA) with NTPC.
“The FID status achieved by our Kakinada plant underscores our commitment to providing carbon-free energy solutions globally while meeting the highest standards like EU RFNBO norms,” said Anil Chalamalasetty, founder of Greenko Group and AM Green.
“This is a significant milestone for AM Green as it reinforces our position as a leading energy transition solutions platform helping to decarbonise industries like refineries, shipping, fertilisers, power generation, chemicals and others through low-cost green molecules and its derivatives.”
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