(Sharm El-Sheikh / Egypt) – A consortium of well-known companies commissioned the first phase of the green hydrogen plant in Ain Sokhna, Egypt, at an event as part of the COP27 global climate summit in the presence of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. “The largest PEM electrolyzer in Africa” is being tested.
When fully developed, the output of the electrolyzers will be 100 megawatts, and the electricity will then be supplied by solar and wind power plants with an installed capacity of 260 megawatts. The future plant will supply up to 15.000 tonnes of green hydrogen as feedstock for the production of up to 90.000 tonnes of green ammonia per year to Fertiglobe in Ain Sokhna, the largest fertilizer producer in the MENA region.
The investment decision will not be made until next year
However, the final investment decision is still pending and should be made in 2023. The consortium is currently in the process of finalizing the technical and technological decisions for the plant.
In addition to Fertiglobe, the Norwegian company Scatec ASA, the Dutch chemical group OCI NV, the Egyptian engineering and construction company Orascom Construction PLC and the Egyptian sovereign wealth fund Sovereign Fund of Egypt are involved in the project called “Egypt Green”. OCI is a Fertiglobe shareholder together with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
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A consortium led by Scatec begins testing the first phase of a 100-megawatt electrolyzer in Egypt. © Scatec ASA
