Singapore-headquartered Sembcorp has started construction work for its green ammonia plant in the Tuticorin district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The foundation stone for the plant was recently virtually by M.K. Stalin, chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
The project builds on an earlier term sheet agreement signing between Sembcorp Green Hydrogen, Kyushu Electric Power Co., Sojitz Corp., and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha for cross-border green ammonia offtake from India to Japan.
Sembcorp will operate and produce green ammonia from the plant, spread over 160 acres in the key port area of Tuticorin. The plant will initially produce 200,000 metric tonnes per annum of green ammonia for export to Japan. The front-end engineering and design work for the plant has commenced.
Earlier this year, Sembcorp had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Tamil Nadu to set up a green ammonia manufacturing facility within the state. The proposed project is expected to create local employment opportunities in the Tuticorin region and promote the overall development of this key port area.
Sembcorp has a balanced energy portfolio of 21.2 GW, including 14.4 GW of gross renewable energy capacity, across 10 countries. The developer has an existing renewables portfolio of 4.7 GW in India.
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