AM Green Ammonia BV announced on Aug. 27 that it has reached the final investment decision (FID) for its one million mt green ammonia project in Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. Construction is expected to begin shortly, with the initial phase targeting 1 million mt/y of production capacity in the second half of 2026 and the second phase ramping up to 5 million mt/y by 2030.
The project is located at an existing urea plant in Kakinada, which will be converted into a green ammonia unit. The project has already secured a required 1,300 MW of round-the-clock carbon-free power, enabled through 4,500 MW of solar and wind hybrid capacity in combination with 950 MW of PSP capacity.
“The FID status achieved by our Kakinada plant underscores our commitment to providing carbon-free energy solutions globally while meeting the highest standards. This is a significant milestone for AM Green as it reinforces our position as a leading energy transition solutions platform helping to decarbonize industries like refineries, shipping, fertilizers, power generation, chemicals, and others through low-cost green molecules and its derivatives,” said AM Green Founder Anil Chalamalasetty.
“We have already executed offtake term sheets for this project with major players such as Uniper, Yara, Keppel, and others for intended end use in a range of green hydrogen applications,” he added.
The Kakinada facility has been pre-certified by CertifHy as complying with the EU RFNBO requirements for green ammonia. Most of the production from the facility will be exported to European markets.
AM Green is one of India’s leading energy transition solutions providers, where it is developing production capabilities for green molecules (green hydrogen, green ammonia, biofuels, e-methanol, sustainable aviation fuels, and various downstream high-value chemicals) for decarbonization in hard-to-abate industries.