German is building relations with Kazakhstan
Kazakh mega-project enters pre-Feed phase
German federal president attends drilling ceremony at $50bn project in Kazakhstan’s Mangystau region as the two countries strengthen green hydrogen ties
The $50bn Hyrasia One green hydrogen and ammonia project in Kazakhstan’s Mangystau region has reached a key milestone in its development with the start of geological drilling as part of the pre-Feed phase. The project, under development by German-Swedish renewables firm Svevind, is designed to produce up to 2mn t/yr of green hydrogen and potentially 11mn t/yr of green ammonia from 2030, making it one of the largest of its type in the world. The project will deploy 20GW of electrolyser capacity powered by 40GW of wind and solar installed on the Steppes of southwest Kazakhstan. “With Hyrasia One, we will play our part in this green transition,” says Svevind CEO Wolfgang Kropp. “The project wil
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