Polish company Hynfra has become the first to sign an investment agreement for green ammonia production in Jordan. The Jordan Green Ammonia project, worth around $1 billion, includes a 550 MW solar farm, 500 MWh of battery storage and annual output of 100,000 tonnes of green ammonia. The local partner is Fidelity Group. Global giants such as Fortescue and Masdar have been promising similar investments for years, but it is the Polish developer that has finally put pen to paper.
Jordan Green Ammonia Company (JGA) is a project company of the Hynfra Group – a Polish hydrogen project developer based in Warsaw, founded in 2021. JGA was established as a joint venture with Fidelity Group, a Jordanian industrial firm led by Dr. Wael Suleiman. Fidelity Group has been active in the Middle East since 1994, specialising in industrial chemistry, logistics and fertiliser distribution. The partnership combines Hynfra’s expertise in green hydrogen, renewable ammonia and clean energy project development with Fidelity’s regional industrial experience, chemical know‑how and Middle East market presence.
Ammonia (NH₃) is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen. It is conventionally produced via the Haber‑Bosch process using hydrogen derived from natural gas (so‑called grey ammonia). Emissions from this method are about 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ per tonne of ammonia. Green ammonia is made from hydrogen produced by water electrolysis powered by renewable energy sources. Its carbon footprint then drops to near zero – indirect emissions depend only on whether the solar or wind power was generated from low‑carbon sources.
In Jordan, the process will work as follows: a 550 MW solar farm powers the electrolysers. The electrolysers split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The resulting hydrogen goes to ammonia synthesis, where it combines with nitrogen extracted from the air (via an air separation unit). The finished green ammonia is then liquefied and stored in tanks at the port of Aqaba.
The plant will operate independently of the national power grid – all the energy needed for production will come from its own solar farm and storage system. This solution is crucial for Jordan, whose national grid is overloaded (147 power outages were recorded in 2025, according to the National Electric Power Company of Jordan). Independence from the grid eliminates the risk of power cuts affecting the electrolysis process.
The project includes a 550 MW photovoltaic solar farm and a 500 MWh battery energy storage system. For comparison, the largest solar farm currently operating in Jordan – the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, phase 3 – has a capacity of 200 MW. JGA’s new farm will therefore be the country’s largest single PV project.
The 500 MWh storage system (LFP lithium‑iron‑phosphate batteries) will allow energy produced during sunny hours (between 9:00 and 15:00) to be shifted to the afternoon and evening, so the electrolysers can continue running. A typical charge‑discharge cycle for the storage system is 8 hours – with a discharge power of about 62.5 MW. That is enough to keep the electrolysers running at 60 percent capacity throughout the night. As a result, the plant can produce hydrogen for 20‑22 hours a day, not just 6‑8 hours during the solar peak.
Aqaba – gateway to Europe
The investment strengthens Aqaba’s position as a regional hub for green industry and clean energy. Aqaba is Jordan’s only seaport, located on the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea). The port has been operating since 1980 and is managed by the Aqaba Development Corporation. In 2025, cargo throughput was 32 million tonnes, mainly phosphates, fertilisers and containers.
The port’s strategic location – 1,300 km from the Suez Canal and 2,000 km from European ports (Piraeus, Marseille) – allows green ammonia to be exported to Europe and Asia. Ammonia is transported in pressurised or refrigerated tanks (‑33°C). The voyage from Aqaba to Rotterdam takes about 14 days (via the Suez Canal), to Singapore – 21 days. In 2026, forecast demand for green ammonia in the European Union is 4 million tonnes per year under the REPowerEU plan, which targets 10 million tonnes of green hydrogen imports by 2030, mainly in the form of ammonia or methanol. Jordan could become one of the suppliers.
Competitors left behind
JGA has overtaken competitors that announced projects as early as 2021 but remained at the memorandum of understanding (MoU) and feasibility study stage. These include global giants: Australia’s Fortescue (formerly Fortescue Future Industries), which signed an MoU with Jordan’s Energy Ministry in 2022 to develop green hydrogen projects but had not presented an approved investment agreement by May 2026. Emirati Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company), which in 2023 announced plans to build a wind farm and electrolysers in southern Jordan, but the project stalled at the wind‑resource assessment stage (winds in Jordan are weaker than in the Gulf of Suez, raising viability questions). The South Korean KEPCO‑Xenel consortium, India’s Ocior Energy, Saudi ACWA Power, Ireland’s Amarenco, Germany’s Enertrag, Iraq’s Mass Group Holding, Jordanian Kawar Energy, Philadelphia Solar and Catalyst Investment – all announced intentions between 2021 and 2025, but none reached an investment agreement approved by the Council of Ministers.
– We are the first green ammonia project in Jordan to reach the stage of an approved investment agreement. This is the result of our highest competences and know‑how, consistently implemented strategy. From the beginning, we have focused on cooperation with the best technology partners, which is why we are working with, among others, Danish Topsoe – a global supplier of advanced technologies supporting the energy transition. This approach allows us to build a foundation for new low‑carbon value chains and a modern energy security system that combines innovation with the potential of the regions where we implement projects – said Tomoho Umeda, CEO of Hynfra P.S.A.
Topsoe is a Danish company founded in 1940, specialising in catalysis technologies for the chemical and refining industries. In 2022, Topsoe launched a green ammonia synthesis technology based on an iron catalyst with 15 percent higher efficiency than standard catalysts. In Jordan, Topsoe will supply both the electrolysers (Solid Oxide Electrolysis – SOEC technology) and the ammonia synthesis reactor. SOEC operates at high temperature (700‑800°C), boosting electrolysis efficiency to 85‑90 percent, compared to 70‑75 percent for conventional alkaline electrolysers. Higher efficiency means less solar energy is needed per tonne of hydrogen, lowering the capital cost of the PV farm.
Hynfra and Fidelity Group partnership
Hynfra was founded in Warsaw in 2021 by Tomoho Umeda – a Polish entrepreneur of Japanese descent. The company debuted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 2024. In 2025, Hynfra announced projects in Poland (the Green Hydrogen Valley in Police), Egypt (with Norway’s Scatec) and Morocco. The Jordanian project is the first to obtain government approval.
Fidelity Group is a Jordanian company with local capital, led by Dr. Wael Suleiman. It operates in fertilisers, logistics and chemical distribution. In 2025, Fidelity’s revenues were about $350 million, mainly from phosphate and potash fertiliser exports. For Fidelity, moving into green ammonia is a natural extension – ammonia is a feedstock for fertiliser production. Jordan currently imports 70 percent of its nitrogen fertilisers; domestic green ammonia production could gradually replace imports.
The joint venture stipulates that Hynfra contributes its know‑how, technology contacts and experience in project financing (intangible value). Fidelity provides land, knowledge of local regulations and government relations. Shareholding in JGA has not been disclosed, but is likely close to 50:50 or with a slight Fidelity majority (due to the land contribution).
Estimated value and financing
Capital expenditure is approximately $1 billion. For comparison, a similar plant in Oman (500 MW PV, 400 MWh storage, 250,000 tonnes of ammonia per year) cost $1.5 billion (ACME Group project completed in 2025). The Jordanian project is proportionally cheaper due to its smaller scale (100,000 tonnes of ammonia) and lower labour costs (average engineer salary in Jordan – $35,000 per year, Oman – $55,000). $1 billion is about PLN 3.8 billion.
Financial close is planned for September 2027. By then, Hynfra and Fidelity must raise equity (typically 20‑30 percent of the investment) and secure debt financing (70‑80 percent). Potential sources: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which has financed Jordanian renewable projects since 2015 (in 2025 it provided $120 million for a wind farm in Tafila); the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – part of the World Bank Group; the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) – given Umeda’s Japanese background; and commercial banks from the Gulf (e.g., Emirates NBD, Qatar National Bank). To obtain financing, the project needs a long‑term ammonia offtake agreement. JGA has not announced one yet. Without it, banks will not lend.
Why Jordan?
Jordan has no domestic oil or natural gas reserves. In 2025, the country imported 92 percent of its gas needs (mainly from Egypt via the Arab Gas Pipeline, delivering about 3.5 billion cubic metres per year) and 98 percent of its oil (from Saudi Arabia and Iraq). Energy import costs in 2025 were $5.4 billion – about 12 percent of GDP. At the same time, Jordan has some of the world’s best solar conditions: irradiation of 2,400‑2,800 kWh per square metre per year (compared to 1,100 kWh in Poland). The Wadi Rum desert in the south has 3,200 sunshine hours annually.
For these reasons, the Jordanian government has promoted renewable energy since 2015. In 2025, 26 percent of Jordan’s electricity came from renewables (mainly solar and wind). The 2030 target is 40 percent. Green ammonia fits into this strategy but goes beyond it – production for export, not just domestic use. For Jordan, which runs a trade deficit (imports exceed exports by $8 billion per year), green ammonia exports could become a new revenue stream.
Uses of green ammonia
Ammonia is primarily used in agriculture as fertiliser (70 percent of global production). The rest goes to the chemical industry (nitric acid, hydrogen cyanide, explosives) and – increasingly – as a hydrogen carrier for maritime transport. In 2025, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) tightened emission standards for ships, requiring a 50 percent CO₂ reduction by 2030. Burning ammonia in ship engines emits no CO₂ (4NH₃ + 3O₂ → 2N₂ + 6H₂O). The issues are nitrogen oxide (NOₓ) emissions and potential toxic ammonia leaks, but the technology is developing. In 2024, the first ammonia‑powered vessel, the “Fortescue Green Pioneer”, completed a test voyage from Singapore to Dubai.
Jordanian green ammonia could be used for ship bunkering at the port of Aqaba and other Red Sea ports. Alternatively, it could be exported as fertiliser to Europe, which since 2022 has reduced fertiliser imports from Russia and Belarus (in 2025, fertiliser prices in the EU were 40 percent higher than in 2020, according to Eurostat). Green ammonia from Jordan, despite its higher production cost than grey ammonia from natural gas, could be competitive in the premium segment where customers pay for low emissions.
