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.