Abu Dhabi Advances $1bn Hydrogen Project in Kizad

Land has been allocated for the planned green hydrogen and green ammonia project in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad).

Abu Dhabi announced the AED 3.7bn ($1bn) facility as well as the formation of Helios Industry, a special project vehicle to implement the scheme, in May.  

In August, Germany’s Thyssenkrupp was awarded a technical study contract for the project. The study has been completed and project partners are being finalized, according to an industry source.

The planned facility will integrate Thyssenkrupp’s green hydrogen and green ammonia technologies.

The overall project will include an 800 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant to power hydrogen-to-ammonia production. The plant is expected to produce 200,000 tonnes of green ammonia for export annually once completed.

The project’s initial phase entails a 300 MW solar PV plant and an estimated 35,000 tonne-a-year ammonia production facility.

However, final specifications and capacity for phase 1 are still under discussion.