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The World's Largest Green Ammonia Export Plant valued at $4.6 Billion is set to be built at the Coega Special Economic Zone alongside the Port of Ngqura in Nelson Mandela Bay.
The first phase of the 700-thousand ton a year Green Amonia Plant is planned to go live in 2025 with full operation by the end of 2026.
The plant is a collaboration between Hive Hydrogen and Linde plc, through its wholly owned subsidiary African Oxygen, or Afrox.
Hive Hydrogen Chairman Thulani Gcabashe says there is a massive surge in demand for ammonia globally to meet current agricultural, chemical and mining requirements.
He says this, together with the future switch to Green Ammonia as the main fuel in the maritime industry and for coal substitution, makes it the perfect time to invest in this commodity.
"The renewable energy and energy storage component alone will be the biggest project of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa and one of the largest globally," added Hive Energy UK CEO Giles Redpath.
Afrox CEO Schalk Venter said they're excited to be working on this transformative project in Nelson Mandela Bay with Hive Hydrogen South Africa to deliver the project's full envisaged capacity of 780 000 tons of Ammonia annually for export to world markets.
"This is a breakthrough project for South Africa and indeed Nelson Mandela Bay in the global drive for sustainable green industry," said Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor Eugene Johnson.
"The investment in job creation, training, new and clean industry, and the significant community benefits that this brings will be a great boost to the transformation programme we are planning for the region," she said.
