Acwa plans Uzbek green hydrogen and ammonia projects
The developer aims to bring its first green hydrogen project in Uzbekistan online by end of 2024
Saudi government-affiliated developer Acwa Power has signed a heads of terms agreement with Uzbekistan’s energy ministry and state-owned chemical company Uzkimyosanoat to develop green hydrogen-to-ammonia projects in the country. The first 3,000t/yr project will be an integrated green hydrogen facility connected to an existing ammonia plant in Chirchiq. Acwa plans to accelerate development in order to bring the project online in December 2024. Acwa will also undertake a feasibility study—to be completed in 2024—for the development of a second 500,000t/yr green ammonia facility. 3,000t/yr – Green hydrogen production capacity at planned Chirchiq project Tashkent has sought to attract f
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