Multipurpose shipping line Chipolbrok has delivered wind turbines to the port of NEOM in northwest Saudi Arabia for NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC).
NGHC is building the world’s largest green hydrogen plant. On October 8, it received the first set of wind turbines – manufactured by Envision Energy – for the mega-project and they are now being transported by road to the Wind Garden site near Gulf of Aqaba where they will be assembled and installed.
Additional turbines are expected to be delivered by the end of the year, with NGHC’s Wind Garden ultimately featuring more than 250 turbines to directly power the green hydrogen plant via a dedicated electricity transmission grid.
NGHC’s facility, located in Oxagon (NEOM’s reimagined industrial city), will integrate as much as 4 GW of solar and wind energy to produce up to 600 tonnes of carbon-free hydrogen daily. Once the plant at NEOM is fully operational in 2026, the green hydrogen produced will be available for global export in the form of green ammonia, through an exclusive long-term agreement with Air Products.
David R. Edmondson, ceo of NGHC, said: “This is the first of a series of major equipment deliveries arriving over the next year. We continue to make great progress since achieving financial close earlier this year and are on track to start exporting green hydrogen in 2026. It is a major milestone in NGHC’s journey to becoming a leader in green hydrogen and a major step forward in Saudi Arabia and the wider region’s energy transition.”
The arrival of the equipment is also a major milestone for the port, according to Oxagon ceo Vishal Wanchoo, who said that it is continuing to expand its operational capabilities.
