Amman: The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China’s UEG Green Hydrogen Development Holding Limited to carry out a feasibility study for a $1.155 billion green hydrogen project in Jordan, reports The Jordan Times.
The agreement was signed by Minister of Energy Saleh Kharabsheh and United Energy Group Vice President Lei Guimin, according to a ministry statement.
The study will examine the possibility of producing 200,000 tonnes of green ammonia each year for export, using desalinated seawater and renewable energy from sites across Jordan. It will also determine land requirements and set out the main technical stages, with a focus on keeping costs low, the statement said.
Kharabsheh said the MoU is an important step in Jordan’s move toward clean energy and shows the government’s commitment to encouraging private sector investment in green hydrogen. He added that the ministry has already chosen a site for technical studies and is open to working further with the Chinese company in the gas and petroleum fields.
Guimin said the company values the trust shown by Jordan and pointed to its experience in the region, including projects in Iraq over the past two years, as proof of its readiness to invest.
The project supports Jordan’s wider plan to draw foreign investment and position itself as a regional hub for renewable energy and sustainable fuel production, the ministry said.
In July, the Cabinet approved a national framework to accelerate green hydrogen development. The framework sets out a vision to establish Jordan as a regional center for production by making use of its solar and wind resources and large areas of land suitable for development.
The ministry described the framework as a step that will help attract investment and strengthen Jordan’s role in the growing green hydrogen sector.
