Port of Rotterdam & AM Green: renewable molecules corridor between India and Europe
By on June 13, 2025
Click to learn more. AM Green and the Port of Rotterdam will establish a million ton per year renewable supply corridor between India and northwestern Europe. Source: Port of Rotterdam.
Following the signing of an MoU at the recent World Hydrogen Summit, AM Green and the Port of Rotterdam Authority will work towards the development of a green energy supply corridor between India and northwestern Europe, via Rotterdam. The partnership aims to connect Net Zero Industrial Clusters in India to Europe, unlocking the transport of up to 1,000,000 tons of renewable molecules per year, and a renewable fuels trade to the tune of USD$1 billion annually between the two regions.
Also part of the collaboration, the two parties will explore the supply of bunkering fuels and Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) and assess terminal infrastructure development requirements in Rotterdam and further downstream in the supply chain into Northwest Europe.
Rotterdam already serves as Europe’s major energy port with about 13% of the continent’s energy supply entering through the Port of Rotterdam. The port will be an important entry point for key hydrogen carriers including ammonia.
In May 2023, a pre-feasibility study by the Port of Rotterdam and other industry players including Air Liquide, Aramco, Linde Gas and others established that based on current large-scale ammonia cracking technology, the port can already support the import and cracking of ammonia to yield of 1 million tonnes per year of renewable hydrogen. The study, which included input from cracking technology licensors, concluded that considering both decentralised and decentralised ammonia cracking configurations, the major cost of hydrogen (80-90%) is due to the price of the renewable ammonia arriving at the terminal.
AM Green has plans to produce 5 million tonnes per year of renewable ammonia in India by 2030. Kakinada, the company’s most advanced project, will have an annual capacity of 1 million tons per year. The project reached FID in August 2024 and has already been awarded RFNBO pre-certification.
This agreement marks an important step towards establishing a robust supply chain for low-carbon fuels and chemicals. With India’s vast potential for green hydrogen production, combined with Rotterdam’s strategic location and advanced infrastructure, the collaboration will lead to a robust and sustainable green energy supply chain between the two regions.
Boudewijn Siemons, Port of Rotterdam Authority CEO, in his organisation’s official press release, 26 May 2025
This partnership is part of our ambitious global growth strategy in green fuels including 5 MTPA of green ammonia and 1 MTPA of SAF. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in establishing a global carbon-free energy ecosystem. It will enable the seamless movement of green molecules and fuels from India to Europe, reinforcing AM Green’s position as a global clean energy transition platform and accelerating industrial decarbonization globally.
Anil Chalamalasetty, AM Green and Greenko Group Founder, in the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s official press release, 26 May 2025