AM Green, Rotterdam Port to build $1B India-EU green fuel link

• AM Green and Rotterdam partner for green energy supply chain.
• AM Green targets 5M tonnes of green ammonia by 2030.
• The Kakinada plant to begin green ammonia output by 2026.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and AM Green, supported by the Greenko founders, have inked an agreement to establish a green energy supply chain connecting Northwestern Europe and India.

The partnership will connect Europe's greatest energy port, Rotterdam, with India's developing green hydrogen clusters, facilitating the yearly commerce of up to $1 billion worth of 1 million tonnes of green fuels.

In a statement, the firm said it has signed a memorandum of understanding for "building a green energy supply chain between India and Northwestern Europe via Rotterdam, Europe's first energy port and a key hydrogen carrier's entry point". In addition to analyzing the needs for the development of terminal infrastructure in Rotterdam and along the supply chain to Northwestern Europe, this also involves the supply of bunkering fuels and Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs).

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The agreement will connect India's net zero industrial clusters to Europe, facilitating exports of up to 1 million tonnes per year, and jointly assist the development of vital port infrastructure for the safe distribution of hydrogen-based fuels and products.

"AM Green is pushing its ambitious goal to develop 5,000,000 tonnes of Green Ammonia production capacity by 2030, equivalent to about 1,000,000 tonnes of Green Hydrogen to meet the rising global demand for green fuels, with initial production starting in Kakinada," it said.

However, the Port of Rotterdam is a vital hub for logistics and hydrogen for the European continent, handling about 13% of Europe's total energy needs. Together, they seek to accomplish Europe's lofty decarbonization objectives and India's National Green Hydrogen Mission.

According to Boudewijn Siemons, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, the partnership will result in a strong and sustainable green energy supply chain between the two regions because of India's enormous potential for producing green hydrogen and Rotterdam's advantageous location and cutting-edge infrastructure.

In Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, AM Green plans to start producing green ammonia in the second half of 2026. A green hydrogen unit and an ammonia conversion plant are part of the project, which is expected to cost about Rs 12,500 crore. It is located in a repurposed urea complex that was purchased earlier this year.