Indian solar power producer ACME Group, Gurugram, on July 5 announced a green hydrogen and green ammonia project in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The project reportedly entails an investment of US$6.5 billion.
“This project will comprise 5,000 mw of solar PV plant, 1.5 GW of the electrolyzer, and 1.1 million mt of ammonia synthesis loop,” said ACME Chief Operating Officer Sandeep Kashyap. “ACME is willing to work with the government to help not only to build this project, but also to create an ecosystem of smaller units. We extend our gratitude to the government of Tamil Nadu for the confidence and support offered to us.”
The news comes soon after ACME’s June announcement of a similar project in the Indian stateofKarnataka. That project would result in a 1.2 million mt green hydrogen and ammonia plant associated with a captive solar power unit. The project is planned for 2022-2027.
ACME has set up the world’s first integrated semi-commercial scale project for a green hydrogen and green ammonia plant at Bikaner in Rajasthan.
ACME has also partnered with Norway-based Scatec ASA to build and operate a large-scale green ammonia facility in the Duqm Special Economic Zone of Oman. The first phase of the facility is to produce 100,000 mt of green ammonia annually, which is to be expanded to 1.2 million mt per annum, with about 3.5 GW of electrolyser capacity powered by 5.5 GWp of the solar power plant.