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Another player to help produce green ammonia in Damietta: Belgian engineering group John Cockerill is joining Scatec, Yara International and Egypt’s Petrochemical Holding Company and Misr Fertilizer Production Company (Mopco) in producing green ammonia in Damietta with investments exceeding USD 900 mn, according to a statement.
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The details: The project, previously announced in June, will produce around 150k tons of green ammonia annually in Mopco’s factories, with operations expected to begin in 2027. The project will include the construction of solar and wind plants and a dedicated green hydrogen electrolyzer.
There’s more in the pipeline: Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met with representatives of a global consortium, led by John Cockerill, to discuss establishing an industrial complex to localize the production of electrolyzer components in Egypt, according to a separate statement.
Who else is involved? The consortium includes Scatec, France’s Technip Energies, US-headquartered energy multinational Schlumberger, and Rely – a subsidiary of Technip Energies and John Cockerill.
Not the first time we’ve heard about Egyptian-made electrolyzers: Hydrogen Egypt and China’s Peric Hydrogen Technologies said they were partnering up to explore the manufacturing and assembly of electrolyzers critical for green hydrogen production in Egypt last year. The technical cooperation — which was in the “feasibility stage” as of August 2023 — would see parts of the electrolyzer components sourced locally, with Peric providing the core component for electrolyzers initially.
Why does it matter for Egypt? The country is on a quest to become a regional hub for green hydrogen and wants to localize the manufacturing of critical inputs, such as electrolyzers. To achieve this, the government is planning an industrial complex on the Suez Canal to manufacture the components required for making electrolyzers, the statement noted.
Cockerill has been raising funds to expand electrolyzer production: The company’s subsidiary John Cockerill Hydrogen drummed up a capital increase of EUR 230 mn to expand the deployment of its electrolyzers strategy back in June. The funding round included investments from global energy technology company SLB, Belgian public investment institutions SFPIM, and Wallonie Entreprendre. The funds will help support the establishment of gigafactories worldwide among other initiatives.
