In a major effort to replace imported polluting fertiliser, the Government of Kenya and Fortescue Future Industries have signed a binding Framework Agreement on the sidelines of COP27, witnessed by the President of Kenya HE Dr William Ruto CGH and Executive Chairman of Fortescue Dr Andrew Forrest. The Agreement aims to fast-track Kenya’s development of an affordable green fertiliser supply chain and other green hydrogen-based industries and its derivatives.For Kenya this will create fossil fuel free fertiliser, a strong local industry, skilled job creation, and lessen Kenya’s exposure to imports from foreign nations.Under the Agreement, FFI and the Government of Kenya will work together to develop by 2025 a 300MW capacity generation green ammonia and green fertiliser facility. This aims to provide affordable green fertiliser to the domestic market and address food security, while also negating the need for importing equivalent amounts of fertiliser.The parties intend that this will be followed by the commencement of feasibility studies for two further projects that could scale up renewable electricity generation for green industries by up to 25GW, which could ultimately produce up to 1.7 million tonnes of green hydrogen per year for export.The Kenyan President and Fortescue Executive Chairman first discussed the Agreement during their meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York in September 2022.The Agreement will entrench FFI’s commitment to fast-track significant investment to develop green industrial facilities in Naivasha, Mombasa and Lamu, with the potential to create thousands of new jobs and deliver significant manufacturing and industrial development to Kenya.The initial green hydrogen and green ammonia facility to be located in the Naivasha vicinity of the Olkaria geothermal field will move to a pre-feasibility study, with a Final Investment Decision from FFI expected in 2023.
In a major effort to replace imported polluting fertiliser, the Government of Kenya and Fortescue Future Industries have signed a binding Framework Agreement on the sidelines of COP27, witnessed by the President of Kenya HE Dr William Ruto CGH and Executive Chairman of Fortescue Dr Andrew Forrest. The Agreement aims to fast-track Kenya’s development of an affordable green fertiliser supply chain and other green hydrogen-based industries and its derivatives.For Kenya this will create fossil fuel free fertiliser, a strong local industry, skilled job creation, and lessen Kenya’s exposure to imports from foreign nations.Under the Agreement, FFI and the Government of Kenya will work together to develop by 2025 a 300MW capacity generation green ammonia and green fertiliser facility. This aims to provide affordable green fertiliser to the domestic market and address food security, while also negating the need for importing equivalent amounts of fertiliser.The parties intend that this will be followed by the commencement of feasibility studies for two further projects that could scale up renewable electricity generation for green industries by up to 25GW, which could ultimately produce up to 1.7 million tonnes of green hydrogen per year for export.The Kenyan President and Fortescue Executive Chairman first discussed the Agreement during their meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York in September 2022.The Agreement will entrench FFI’s commitment to fast-track significant investment to develop green industrial facilities in Naivasha, Mombasa and Lamu, with the potential to create thousands of new jobs and deliver significant manufacturing and industrial development to Kenya.The initial green hydrogen and green ammonia facility to be located in the Naivasha vicinity of the Olkaria geothermal field will move to a pre-feasibility study, with a Final Investment Decision from FFI expected in 2023.
