Coega green ammonia project, South Africa – update


Name of the Project
Coega green ammonia project.
Location
Coega Special Economic Zone, alongside the Port of Ngqura, in Gqeberha, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province.
Project Owner/s
Hive Hydrogen South Africa. BuiltAfrica owns 25% of Hive Hydrogen South Africa and the UK’s Hive Energy (75%).
Project Description
The project aims to establish a green ammonia plant producing more than one-million tonnes a year, with its own dedicated power supply, for export to Japan, Korea and Europe.
Requests for proposals were invited in July for a plant with a production capacity of one-million-tons-plus of green ammonia a year; provision for seawater abstraction, desalination and demineralisation; storage facilities that have two 7 km pipelines for 70 000 t of green ammonia piping; a 1 430 MW solar PV cluster of nine solar farms; and 1 879 MW of wind power in two clusters of five wind farms.
The project development will also enable other independent power producers (IPPs) in the Beaufort West area to connect their power generation assets to the grid.
The project has full environmental approval.
Potential Job Creation
The project will create more than 20 000 jobs.
Capital Expenditure
$5.8-billion (R105-billion).
Planned Start/End Date
Final investment decisions are expected by July 2026, paving the way for construction to begin in 2027 and commissioning by December 2029.
Latest Developments
The project received a significant endorsement when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen highlighted it as a flagship initiative during the announcement of an expanded South Africa–European Union Just Energy Transition Partnership on October 10.
The project is in the front-end engineering design stage.
Environmental authorisation has been secured for Hive Hydrogen’s 1 000 MW Carissa wind energy facility near Beaufort West, in the Western Cape, which will comprise 154 turbines supplying renewable power for the project. Alongside Carissa, a 1 430 MW solar PV cluster and 1 879 MW of wind capacity are planned to ensure sufficient renewable supply.
Requests for proposals have been issued for a production plant capable of producing more than one-million tonnes of green ammonia a year, supported by seawater abstraction and treatment facilities, large-scale storage infrastructure with twin 7 km pipelines, and dedicated renewable generation clusters.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
Genesis Eco-Energy (wind generation) and Hive Hydrogen; Akuo Energy Afrique; Africoast Investments and Golden Sunshine Trading (Crossroads Green Energy cluster).
Contact Details for Project Information
Hive Energy, tel +44 1794 324 343 or email info@hiveenergy.co.uk.
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