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ACME's Green Ammonia Plant To Launch In Duqm SEZ | |
| Sumita Pawar |
India-based renewable energy developer ACME is leading a special purpose vehicle called Green Hydrogen & Chemicals SPC in the development of Oman's first green ammonia plant in the Duqm Special Economic Zone.
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The facility is expected to begin operations in mid-2025, with a capacity of producing 1.2 million metric tonnes of green ammonia per year.
The project will use solar photovoltaic panels with a peak capacity of 486 MWp to power a 320 MW electrolyser, with hydrogen from the plant sent through the Haber-Bosch circuit and converted into ammonia.
The first phase of the project will be operational between December 2024 and June 2025, with a production capacity of 100,000 metric tonnes of green ammonia annually.
The project also includes a desalination facility, a hydrogen storage plant, and storage facilities for 30,000 metric tonnes of green ammonia.
ACME's Oman project is the first of a portfolio of green hydrogen-related investments that the group plans to make in India and around the world, with a vision to produce 10 million metric tonnes of green molecules in terms of ammonia green or hydrogen equivalent by 2030–2022.