A new green ammonia plant for Jordan: Amman-based power generation and cement producing company Mass Holding Group has signed an MoU with the Jordanian government to establish a green ammonia plant with a 180k ton annual production capacity in the kingdom, according to a statement. No financial details or a timeline were disclosed. Both sides are currently conducting feasibility studies for the project, and no details were given on whether the green ammonia is planned for export.

Next steps: A framework agreement setting out the investment ticket of the project and a timeline on when the facility could become operational would be provided once the study is concluded, the statement notes.

The kingdom has lots of green fuel in the pipeline: Jordan completed the roadmap for its green hydrogen strategy last June, and earlier this month it signed an agreement with Irish-based renewables developer Amarenco and Zurich-based green hydrogen company H2 Global Energy for the development of a EUR 9 bn green ammonia generation project in the kingdom. MoUs were also signed earlier this month to conduct feasibility studies on national green hydrogen projects with Jordan’s Kawar Energy, Philadelphia Solar, and German renewables firm Enertrag.

It’s a big windfall for Jordan: Framework agreements for the projects signed earlier this month — which if finalized could have as much as a 1.5 mn ton annual ammonia generation capacity — are expected to be signed at COP28 later this month. The kingdom has the potential to capture a significant portion of the global green hydrogen market given that 27% of its energy is already sourced from renewables, Al-Kharabsheh noted earlier this month.

And there’s more coming: Last month, Jordan’s Energy Ministry also signed an MoU with Jordan Green Ammonia to conduct feasibility studies on developing green hydrogen projects in the country.

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