Qatar Energy Renewable Solutions and Qatar Fertilizer Company have joined forces to build the Ammonia-7 project, which will have an annual production capacity of 1.2 million tons of blue ammonia. The two companies are affiliates of Qatar Energy Group. The new factory in Mesaieed Industrial City is expected to start production in the first quarter of 2026 and will be operated by Qafco as part of its complex. The announcement was made during a ceremony for the signing of the project agreement, including engineering, procurement and construction contracts, at Qatar Energy's Doha headquarters.

The contract, valued at $1 billion, was awarded to a consortium of ThyssenKrupp and Consolidated Contractors Company. Saad Al Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs of Qatar and President and CEO of Qatar Energy, said Ammonia-7 is a milestone project for the kingdom and the industry as a whole.

It builds on our expertise in installing, operating and maintaining conventional ammonia plants to produce fertilizers, said Mr Al Kaabi. We are also building on our unique position in renewable energy and carbon capture and storage, as well as our ideal logistical capabilities and advantages to deliver differentiated low carbon products and fuels to the world.

Blue ammonia is produced when carbon dioxide produced during conventional ammonia production is captured and stored. Blue ammonia can be transported using conventional ships and then used in power stations to produce low-carbon electricity. Qatar Energy Renewable Energy Solutions, wholly owned by Qatar Energy, invests in and markets renewable energy and sustainable products. Qafco is one of the largest integrated single-site producers of synthetic ammonia and urea with a current production capacity of approximately 4MTPA ammonia and 6MTPA urea. Keywords: engineering news, overseas news

It will also supply more than 35 MW of renewable electricity from its photovoltaic solar power plant in Mesaieed Industrial City to the Ammonia-7 plant, which is currently under construction. The investment in Blue Ammonia and the expanded CCS facility is part of Qatar Energy's sustainability strategy. The strategy includes various initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This includes projects such as the further deployment of CCS technology to capture more than 11MTPA of carbon dioxide in Qatar by 2035.Editor/XingWentao