Green NH3 Project Advances in South Africa

Hive Energy U.K., Built Africa, Pretoria, and industrial gas and engineering firm Linde plc, Guildford, U.K., via its South African subsidiary Afrox, reported that they have completed a prefeasibility study for a $4.6 billion 780,000 mt/y green ammonia plant at the Coega Special Economic Zone at the Port of Ngqura in Nelson Mandela Bay.

The parties said they will now move forward to complete a Final Investment Decision (FID). The FID is expected to take 18 months, with construction starting in 2025-2026.