NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC), which is building the world’s largest green hydrogen plant, has received the first delivery of wind turbines at the Port of NEOM in northwest Saudi Arabia.
The first set of wind turbines was successfully delivered on October 8, 2023. They will be assembled and installed at the Wind Garden site near Gulf of Aqaba.
In its statement, NGHC said that additional turbines are expected to be delivered by the end of the year. It further said that Wind Garden has more than 250 turbines to directly power the green hydrogen plant via a dedicated electricity transmission grid.
NGHC’s facility, located in Oxagon, will integrate as much as 4 gigawatts of solar and wind energy to produce up to 600 tonnes of carbon-free hydrogen daily.
Once operational in 2026, 100% of the green hydrogen produced will be available for global export in the form of green ammonia through an exclusive long-term agreement with Air Products.
CEO David R. Edmondson pointed out, “This was the first of a series of major equipment deliveries arriving over the next year. We continue to make great progress since achieving financial close earlier this year and are on track to start exporting green hydrogen in 2026. It is a major milestone in NGHC’s journey to becoming a leader in green hydrogen and a major step forward in Saudi Arabia and the wider region’s energy transition.”
Wolfgang Brand, Vice President, NEOM Green Hydrogen Project, Air Products, said: “As the main engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner on the project, Air Products continues to make great progress in building NGHC’s large-scale green hydrogen plant, which will deliver clean energy for the world on a massive scale.”
“Our teams and contractors are fully deployed on-ground and with a series of equipment deliveries continuing in the coming months, the sites are really starting to take shape,” he added.
Vishal Wanchoo, the CEO of Oxagon, said, “The arrival of the first major equipment for NGHC is a watershed moment for Oxagon as we build an advanced and clean industrial ecosystem; and a major milestone for the Port, as we continue to expand our operational capabilities. Across Oxagon, we are delighted to see production facilities of the future, such as NGHC, are rapidly advancing beyond the early ground-works phase of construction.”
It should be noted that NGHC is a key enabler of the renewable energy manufacturing ecosystem being built in Oxagon. Envision Energy is manufacturing the wind turbines for the NGHC facility as a supplier to Air Products, NGHC’s EPC contractor.
NGHC is an equal joint venture among ACWA Power, Air Products and NEOM that is establishing the world’s largest green-hydrogen-based ammonia production plant running on renewable energy.
