Australia-based “Worley Ltd” will start Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) work on two major green ammonia projects in Morocco by the end of 2024 in collaboration with Morocco’s phosphate giant “OCP Group.”
The multi-billion euro Tarfaya Power-to-X project in southern Morocco will commence FEED work in September 2024, according to “Renewables Now.”
This ambitious initiative includes a transmission grid, hydrogen and ammonia plants, and storage facilities.
The project will initially house 30,000 workers in a temporary site, which will later expand into a city for workers and their families. Renewable energy sources, including wind and solar power, will power all facilities.
Once the FEED stage is completed, the project will transition to the engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) phase.
The Tarfaya project is expected to begin operations in 2027, with an initial production capacity of one Mln tons of green ammonia annually. There is potential for expansion to three Mln tons per year by 2032.
In November, Worley will also launch FEED and detailed design work for the Jorf Hydrogen Project (JH2P).
JH2P is another large-scale green ammonia project, set to be developed on a greenfield site. The project will include a hydrogen facility and a green ammonia plant, with an anticipated annual production of 100,000 tons. The JH2P project is expected to be completed by 2026.
Both projects are being developed by JESA, a joint venture between Worley and OCP Group.
These initiatives are part of OCP Group’s green growth strategy, which involves a global investment of USD 12 billion from 2023 to 2027.
This plan aims to expand mining and fertilizer production while achieving complete carbon neutrality by 2040. The program also includes installing electrolyzers with a combined capacity of about 2 GW, powered entirely by renewable energy sources.