The Mediterranean Green Hydrogen Hub

Existing Egyptian fertilizer producers, China-based UEG to explore renewable ammonia in Alexandria, Egypt

Click to learn more about the MoU to explore development of the Mediterranean Green Hydrogen Hub in Alexandria, Egypt. Source: Green Hydrogen Organisation.

An MoU has been signed to produce 480 tons of renewable ammonia per day utilising 500 MW of wind and solar energy in Alexandria, Egypt: the “Mediterranean Green Hydrogen Hub”. The project will replace gas feedstock with renewable hydrogen while using existing ammonia production infrastructure and maintaining operational efficiency.

The partners involved in the Mediterranean Green Hydrogen Hub project are China-based United Energy Group (UEG), major Egyptian fertilizer manufacturers Abu Qir Fertilizers and Alexandria Fertilizers Company (Alexfert), and Orascom Construction. This venture is supported by the Egyptian Government’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR). The MoPMR is currently developing investment incentive packages to increase the country’s global green hydrogen market share to 8%, targeting an annual production of 10 million tons, according to Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi.

Egypt offers a strategic gateway for green energy investments, and we are actively working to bolster project studies and partnerships to bring this vision into reality.

Kamel Elsawi, Regional President of UEG Africa in the Egypt Oil & Gas Group’s press release, 8 Apr 2026

We are advancing feasibility and development activities with our partners to establish a scalable green hydrogen platform in Egypt, supporting both local industry and export markets.

Gu Xiaodong, General Manager of UEG Hydrogen Limited in Green Hydrogen Organisation’s press release, 1 Apr 2026

Orascom Construction is also involved in Egypt Green, a similar style project in Ain Sokhna, with a Final Investment Decision anticipated in Q2 2026. Egypt Green involves a 100 MW electrolyser plant that will feed renewable hydrogen to an existing ammonia plant, producing 74,000 tons per year of renewable ammonia. At least 40,000 tons of this yearly renewable volume is committed to be exported to the Port of Rotterdam between 2027 and 2033, subsidised under H2Global’s first pilot auction.

Separately, UEG has signed an MoU with Air Liquide Egypt in March 2025 to utilise the nitrogen supply, infrastructure, expertise and Egyptian presence of the latter to develop low carbon ammonia production facilities of undisclosed size and specific location in Egypt.