Hive Hydrogen South Africa's Coega Green Ammonia project has received permission for the development of a 1,430 MW solar PV cluster to supply 40% of its power needs. The ZAR105bn (US$6bn) project, to be located in Nelson Mandela Bay, was originally planned for 1,230 MW of solar in May 2024 that was later increased by 200 MW along with all the required authorisations and consents. The project will also consist of two wind clusters totalling 1,880 MW, and use desalinated Indian Ocean water, and nitrogen extracted from the air to produce green H2 and derived green ammonia for export from the Port of Ngqura (Gqeberha, South Africa) in the Coega Special Economic Zone to Europe, the Far East and the US.
The project is owned by Hive Hydrogen South Africa, a JV between UK’s Hive Energy (75%) and BuiltAfrica (25%) and is scheduled to start commercial operations in the fourth quarter of 2029. It should use 1.12 GW of green hydrogen electrolyser to produce hydrogen and about 1 Mt/year of green ammonia.
South Africa’s installed capacity is around 63 GW (2024), of which solar and wind account for 11% and 5%, respectively. The country aims to install 4.5 GW of wind and 3.7 GW of solar capacity by 2030.
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