EDF Group-led consortium to develop large-scale green ammonia project in Oman

The consortium will have the right to build, operate and maintain the project for 47 years.

A consortium composed of Electricité de France S.A. and its subsidiary EDF Renewables (EDF Group), Electric Power Development (J-POWER) and YamnaCo will be developing a large-scale green ammonia project following an award of a land block by Hydrogen Oman SPC.

In a joint statement, the consortium said it will develop 4.5 gigawatts of wind and solar capacity along with battery storage and 2.5 GW of electrolyser to produce hydrogen which will be supplied to the ammonia project within the Salalah Free Zone.

The ammonia project, located within a land block within the Governorate of Dhofar spans over 341 square kilometres, and could produce one million tonnes of ammonia annually.

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Hydrom and the consortium signed the Project Development Agreement and the Sub-Usufruct Agreement giving the consortium exclusive right to develop, build, operate and maintain the project for 47 years.

“Oman is strategically located between two key green hydrogen demand centres in Europe and Asia. This, in addition to, our tier-1 infrastructure and logistics capabilities have enabled us to leverage our first mover advantage in the global hydrogen industry,” Salim bin Nasse Al Aufi, minister of Energy and Minerals and chairman of Hydrom said. 

“The availability of renewable natural resources in Oman coupled with the country’s favourable geopolitical positioning, investor-friendly policies and progressive energy transition strategies make it one of the most suitable countries for green hydrogen production,” the minister added.