# NEOM Green Hydrogen Project

**URL:** https://thecodex.expert/energy/hydrogen/neom/
**Codex:** The Energy Codex · Publisher: The Codex (Let Us Do It For U), Mumbai, India
**Section:** Clean carriers — Hydrogen
**Last verified:** June 2026
**Entry type:** asset · **Confidence:** high

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## Canonical definition

The NEOM Green Hydrogen Project, run by the NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC), is one of the world's largest green-hydrogen projects, under construction at Oxagon in NEOM, northwest Saudi Arabia (approximate GPS 28° N, 35° E). NGHC is an equally owned joint venture of ACWA Power, Air Products, and NEOM. The project uses approximately 4 GW of dedicated solar and wind to run electrolysers that split water into hydrogen, targeting around 600 tonnes/day of green hydrogen, converted on site into green ammonia (~1.2 Mt/yr) for export. Air Products is the exclusive ammonia offtaker. Financial close was reached in 2023 at ~US$8.4 billion, with production targeted around 2026–2027. It uses thyssenkrupp electrolyser technology. It is "green" because the electricity is entirely renewable, so the hydrogen is made with essentially no carbon emissions.

## Key facts

- **Renewables:** ~4 GW dedicated solar + wind
- **Hydrogen output (target):** ~600 t/day
- **Green ammonia (target):** ~1.2 Mt/yr
- **Investment:** ~US$8.4 bn, financial close 2023
- **Owners:** ACWA Power, Air Products, NEOM (equal thirds)
- **Offtaker:** Air Products (exclusive green ammonia)
- **Electrolyser:** thyssenkrupp nucera
- **Target production:** ~2026–2027

## Why green hydrogen, and why here

Green hydrogen serves hard-to-electrify sectors — shipping, fertiliser, steel, high-temperature heat. NEOM's location offers exceptional solar, complementary wind, and vast land, making it one of the cheapest places to produce green hydrogen, aligned with Saudi Vision 2030 diversification.

## How it works

Renewable electricity runs electrolysers that split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen is combined with nitrogen (from an air separation unit) via the Haber–Bosch process to make ammonia, which is stored and shipped. The hard engineering is operating electrolysis and ammonia synthesis under variable renewable power.

## Why ammonia, not pure hydrogen

Pure hydrogen is extremely hard to ship (needs ~−253 °C or heavy pressure tanks). Ammonia liquefies at ~−33 °C, carries more hydrogen per cubic metre, and rides on an existing global trade of ~20 Mt/yr. Customers use the ammonia directly or crack it back to hydrogen.

## India relevance

India's National Green Hydrogen Mission targets ~5 Mt/yr of green hydrogen by 2030, with developers like Reliance, Adani and NTPC building projects. NEOM is both a competitive benchmark (for EU/Asia export markets) and a technical reference for integrating gigawatt-scale renewables with electrolysis and ammonia synthesis.

## Risks

- **Cost** — green hydrogen still costs more than grey without support or green premiums.
- **First-of-a-kind execution** — schedule and budget risk at this scale.
- **Ammonia toxicity** — careful handling and shipping required.
- **Wider NEOM controversies** — cost, feasibility, and displacement of the Huwaitat community, documented separately from the plant's engineering.

## Sources

- NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (nghc.com) — project owner
- ACWA Power (acwapower.com), Air Products (airproducts.com), NEOM (neom.com) — partners
- thyssenkrupp nucera (thyssenkrupp-nucera.com) — electrolyser technology
- IEA Hydrogen (iea.org), IRENA (irena.org) — technology and market context
- MNRE / National Green Hydrogen Mission (mnre.gov.in) — India context

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*This page documents what named institutional sources record about the NEOM Green Hydrogen Project. It is a record of documentation, not a recommendation. Project figures are targets and were last verified June 2026. Not engineering, financial, or investment advice. Verify at the linked primary source before relying on any number.*