Green ammonia project advances into FEED phase

Egypt’s $873 million green ammonia project in New Damietta has entered the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase, with pre-FEED studies for the marine jetty and hydrogen plant already completed, Zawya reported 7 April, citing a statement by the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM). The project is being developed by Damietta Green Ammonia (DGA), a joint venture between Norway’s Scatec, ECHEM and Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO). FEED work on ammonia export facilities is ongoing, while major permits and financing arrangements are still being finalised.

The facility, located in the Public Free Zone on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, is designed to produce 150,000 t/a of green ammonia for export, marine fuel and industrial applications, supported by up to 480 MW of renewable energy and a 240 MW electrolyser. Start-up is targeted for the third quarter of 2028. Yara Clean Ammonia holds a Heads of Terms agreement for offtake of the project’s output, signed in July 2024, while the European Investment Bank has signed a letter of intent for long-term project financing. The project will make use of existing ammonia infrastructure at MOPCO’s Damietta facility. In February 2025, thyssenkrupp Uhde was selected to decarbonise MOPCO’s three existing ammonia and urea plants at the site to reduce natural gas consumption by around 10% while increasing ammonia output.