Hydrogen production facility, Egypt
Name of the Project
Hydrogen production facility.
Location
Egyptian Basic Industries Corporation (EBIC) SAE facility in Ain Sokhna, Egypt.
Project Owner/s
Green Hydrogen Consortium comprising Scatec, OCI NV, Fertiglobe, The Sovereign Fund of Egypt and Orascom Construction.
Project Description
The project aims to develop Egypt’s first green hydrogen production facility.
The production facility will consist of a 100 MW polymer electrolyte membrane, or PEM, electrolyser, which will be the biggest independently owned facility globally when it comes online.
It will be the first electrolyser in Egypt, placing the project at the forefront of future green hydrogen production.
The green hydrogen produced will be supplied as feedstock for up to 90 000 t of green ammonia to EBIC, Fertiglobe’s ammonia production facility in Ain Al Sokhna, Egypt.
Potential Job Creation
None stated.
Capital Expenditure
Not stated.
Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.
Latest Developments
Orascom Construction is expected to execute the local works to showcase the green hydrogen project during COP 27 in November 2022,
in Egypt.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
Orascom (local works) and Plug Power (technology provider for the electrolyser).
Contact Details for Project Information
Scatec, tel +47 480 85 500 or email post@scatec.com.
OCI NX, tel +31 20 723 4500.
The Sovereign Fund, tel +20227375048 or email info@sovfundegypt.com.
Orascom Construction, tel +202 2461 1000.
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