Sungrow Hydrogen signs supply contract with ACME’s green ammonia project in Oman

The Oman project is expected to become operational in 2026, with initial capacity expected to be 300 tonnes per day.

Cooperation between India’s ACME Group and Sungrow Hydrogen in the Middle East has been formalised after the two firms signed a supply agreement.

Sungrow Hydrogen, a subsidiary of Chinese energy solutions firm Sungrow, will provide water electrolysis production equipment for ACME’s 320MW green ammonia project in Oman – a core part of ACME’s green energy strategy in the Middle East.

It is expected to begin operations in 2026 with the initial capacity for green ammonia production will be 300 tonnes per day.

In 2023, it was reported that ACME Group had secured around Rs 4,000 crore ($488.9m) of debt facility from Indian green infrastructure finance firm REC for its Omani green hydrogen and ammonia project.

At the time of the announcement, Mr Shashi Shekhar, Vice-Chairman of ACME Group, said the company was “deeply committed” to offering “comprehensive green energy solutions”.

Shekhar added: “Going forward, we are actively exploring the establishment of round-the-clock (RTC) energy solutions, encompassing solar, wind, hydro pump storage, green hydrogen, and ammonia.”

As per the supply agreement, Sungrow Hydrogen will provide multiple sets of 1000Nm³/h ALK hydrogen production equipment and flexible green hydrogen production solutions for the project.

The delivery will be completed within 2025.

This partnership expands aims by Oman of becoming a global hydrogen leader by 2030. As previously reported, the region exanded its green hydrogen investments signing multi-million contracts.

In June 2024, Salim bin Nasser Al Aufi, minister of energy and minerals, signed $20bn of contracts with partners including BP, Shell and the newly formed Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom) to produce 500,000 tonnes of green hydrogen each year.