QatarEnergy’s affiliates, QatarEnergy Renewable Solutions and Qatar Fertiliser Co (QAFCO) signed agreements today for the construction of the Ammonia-7 Project, which according to the state-owned company, will be the industry’s “first world-scale and largest blue ammonia project.”
The announcement was made during a ceremony held today at QatarEnergy’s headquarters in Doha to sign the project agreements. Valued at approximately $1 billion, the EPC contract was awarded to a consortium of ThyssenKrupp and Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC).
QatarEnergy Renewable Solutions and QAFCO have jointly agreed to develop the Ammonia-7 Project, which will have a capacity of 1.2 mtpa of blue ammonia, making it the world’s largest such facility.
Located in Qatar’s Mesaieed Industrial City, the plant is expected to begin production in the first quarter of 2026.
Qatar investing heavily in sustainable energy
According to a recent report by GlobalData Energy, the Middle East region is pushing towards an increase in efforts supporting renewables, gradually shifting to sustainable alternatives.
The abundance of natural gas reserves paves the way for Middle Eastern countries to spearhead hydrogen projects and become major hydrogen exporters, the report added.
Ammonia is being touted by gas-producing nations such as Qatar as an alternative to hydrogen. Due to its high hydrogen content, it can also be used to store or transport the chemical and then be used in power stations to produce low-carbon electricity.
HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Qatar’s Energy minister and CEO of QatarEnergy, said Ammonia-7 is a “landmark project” for Qatar and that the LNG producer is building on its “unique position in the renewables and carbon capture and sequestration space” to supply low-carbon products and fuels to the world.
