[Ferro-Alloys.com] QatarEnergy’s affiliates, QatarEnergy Renewable Solutions and Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO) signed agreements for the construction of the Ammonia-7 Project, the industry’s first world-scale and largest Blue Ammonia project.

QatarEnergy Renewable Solutions (owned 100% by QatarEnergy) and QAFCO (owned 100% by QatarEnergy’s subsidiary, Industries Qatar which is listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange), have joined hands to establish the Ammonia-7 Project, which will have a capacity of 1.2 million tons per annum (MTPA) of Blue Ammonia, making it the world’s largest such facility. With a targeted start-up date of Q1 2026, the new plant will be located in Mesaieed Industrial City (MIC) and will be operated by QAFCO as part of its integrated facilities.

The announcement was made during a ceremony held today at QatarEnergy’s headquarters in Doha to sign the project agreements, including the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract.

Valued at approximately 1 billion USD, the EPC contract was awarded to a consortium of ThyssenKrupp and Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC).

The ceremony was attended by His Excellency Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, President & CEO of QatarEnergy, Mr. Abdulrahman Al-Suwaidi, the CEO of QAFCO, Ms. Martina Merz, CEO Thyssenkrupp AG, Dr. Cord Landsmann, CEO Thyssenkrupp Uhde, and Mr. Oussama El-Jerbi, CCC Area Managing Director (Qatar), as well as senior executives of QatarEnergy. QAFCO, ThyssenKrupp and CCC.

Commenting on the occasion, His Excellency Mr. Al-Kaabi said: “Ammonia-7 is a landmark project for Qatar and for the industry as a whole. It builds on our expertise in installing, operating, and maintaining conventional ammonia plants to produce fertilizers. We are also building on our unique position in the renewables and carbon capture and sequestration space, as well as on our ideal logistical capabilities and advantages to supply differentiated, low carbon products and fuels to the world.”

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