BAKU: The CEO of the company told Arab News that the world’s largest green hydrogen plant, which is currently being built in Saudi Arabia, is expected to start producing in December 2026. Wesam Al-Ghamdi, the CEO of NEOM Green Hydrogen Company, claims that the company is currently 60% finished. Al-Ghamdi highlighted the project’s ambition, saying it was “being built at a scale no one has attempted before.”
According to him, the facility will only use solar and wind electricity to run a 2.2 gigawatt electrolyzer that can continually manufacture hydrogen. Because it doesn’t release greenhouse gases during manufacture, green hydrogen—which is produced by electrolysis using renewable energy—is viewed as a vital part of lowering global carbon emissions.
It offers wide-ranging potential in industries where traditional methods mostly rely on fossil fuels, such as steel manufacturing and heavy-duty transportation. Despite the cost and scale issues that now prevent widespread implementation, green hydrogen is becoming more and more popular as a viable alternative to fossil fuels as nations and businesses face growing pressure to decarbonize.
Al-Ghamdi mentioned the cost benefits associated with NEOM’s renewable resources while describing NGHC’s competitive advantage. The plant’s use of Saudi Arabia’s plentiful solar and wind energy lowers production costs, which is essential for increasing the economic viability of green hydrogen.
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