Iron Road to develop a 5GW green hydrogen and ammonia project
Amp to develop 5GW South Australia green hydrogen and ammonia project
The developer has signed a strategic framework agreement including land lease and common infrastructure use with mining firm Iron Road
Renewables developer Amp Energy has signed a strategic framework agreement with Australian mining firm Iron Road to develop a 5GW green hydrogen and ammonia project at the latter firm’s planned Cape Hardy port and Central Eyre Iron Project (CEIP) industrial hub in South Australia. Amp, backed by private equity firm Carlyle and other institutional investors, has 20GW of electrolyser capacity under development in Australia, equivalent to 19mn t/yr of green ammonia production capacity. Iron Road’s planned export facility at Cape Hardy for the CEIP is designed to be South Australia’s first Capesize-capable port and has already received an A$25mn ($16.6mn) grant commitment from the Australian gov
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