India might soon start exporting clean energy for the first time. AM Green is setting up a massive green ammonia plant in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, and construction hits a major milestone this Saturday. AM Green’s $10 billion Kakinada plant already has buyers lined up in Germany, Japan, and Singapore.
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan will attend the equipment installation ceremony.
The Basics
Green ammonia sounds technical, but the idea is straightforward. You use solar and wind power to split water into hydrogen. Then you combine that hydrogen with nitrogen to make ammonia. No coal. There is no need for natural gas in this process. Only clean electricity is responsible for the majority of the work.
The Kakinada site used to be a regular ammonia-urea plant. AM Green bought it and is now converting the whole thing into a green production facility. It’s one of the more intriguing industrial comeback stories happening in India right now.
The $10 billion facility will produce 1.5 million tonnes of green ammonia yearly by 2030. They’re rolling it out in three phases to manage the complexity.
AM Green is converting an old ammonia-urea plant into this new production hub. The company has backing from Malaysia’s Gentari, Singapore’s GIC, and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
Buyers Are Ready
German energy company Uniper signed a deal on January 12 to buy 500,000 tonnes annually. PM Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz witnessed the signing in Ahmedabad.
Talks with Japanese and Singaporean companies are ongoing. First exports to Europe are expected to start by 2028.
Jobs and Power Infrastructure
The project creates 8,000 construction jobs. Operations will add positions in logistics, port services, and renewable energy management.
Backing the plant are 7.5 GW of solar and wind capacity, 2,000 MW of electrolysers, and pumped hydro storage at Pinnapuram.
IT Minister Nara Lokesh said the state is moving closer to becoming the “Saudi Arabia of green energy.”
