MUSCAT: Marking another significant milestone in the development of Oman’s first green ammonia project, leading Chinese electrolyser maker Sungrow Hydrogen has announced that it has scooped a prestigious contract for the supply of water electrolysis hydrogen production equipment for the landmark project currently under implementation at Duqm in the southeast of the country.
Green Hydrogen and Chemicals Company SAOC (GHC), a wholly owned subsidiary of India-based renewable and green energy developer ACME Group, is developing the 100,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) capacity green ammonia plant at the Duqm Special Economic Zone. This capacity is envisioned to expand to 900,000 tpa over multiple phases.
Sungrow Hydrogen, with its headquarters in the Chinese province of Anhui, announced on Saturday that it has been awarded the “biggest share” of a contract to provide electrolyzer equipment for ACME’s 320MW capacity green ammonia project in Oman.
Under the contract, Sungrow Hydrogen will provide multiple sets of 1000Nm³/h (Normal cubic metres per hour) alkaline-type hydrogen production equipment and flexible green hydrogen production solutions for the Oman project. Delivery will be completed within 2025, it said in a post.
“The project is a core part of ACME's green energy project plan in the Middle East, and will go into operation in 2026. The capacity of green ammonia will be 300 tonnes per day at the first stage. It can no doubt significantly enhance Oman's position in the global green hydrogen industry in the future,” Sungrow Hydrogen added.
According to the Chinese firm, the contract marks the “official start of deeper cooperation” between Sungrow Hydrogen and ACME Group in the Middle East. A subsidiary of global renewable energy technology leader Sungrow, the electrolyzer arm currently boasts an annual production capacity of 3GW. It recently brought into operation China’s first alkaline-type electrolyzer automated assembly production line, which offers 60 per cent higher production efficiency.
Significantly, the latest contract award comes on the heels of an announcement by fellow Chinese firm Shuangliang Hydrogen that it will supply green hydrogen production equipment for the same green ammonia project in Oman.
Shanghai-headquartered Shuangliang revealed last month that it will provide the required hardware to support the production of 300 tonnes/day of green ammonia at ACME’s Oman project. Delivery of the hardware, comprising multiple sets of green electricity hydrogen production systems, is slated for completion before the end of 2025, it stated.
The back-to-back contracts underscore new momentum in the development of Oman’s maiden green ammonia project which, upon its operationalization in 2026, will herald the Sultanate’s entry into the global green energy economy.
Boding well for the success of the venture is a commitment by an offtaker to lift much of its output. Early last year, ACME Group announced the signing of a firm and binding agreement with leading Norwegian crop nutrition company Yara for the supply of green ammonia on a long-term basis from the Oman project. The long-term offtake agreement, covering the supply of 100 000 tpa of renewable ammonia, is one of the world’s first arm’s length contracts for renewable ammonia of this scale and tenure.
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