BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 21. A groundbreaking ceremony for test drilling was held in Kazakhstan's Karakiya district of Mangistau region to mark the construction of a green hydrogen plant, Trend reports.
The event was attended by the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Alikhan Smailov.
The project is being carried out by renowned German company Svevind under the Investment Agreement signed during the visit of European Council President Charles Michel to Kazakhstan in October of last year.
As part of the project implementation in Mangistau, solar and wind power stations with a combined capacity of 40 GW are planned to be built. This will enable the production of up to 2 million tons of green hydrogen or 11 million tons of green ammonia annually.
The initiation of geological drilling signifies a new stage in the project's development, providing crucial data for precise analysis of underground formations and planning subsequent phases. Overall, this project will enhance Kazakhstan's capabilities in supplying significant volumes of hydrogen or ammonia to European and Asian markets, accelerating the country's transition to an environmentally friendly economy.
According to Wolfgang Kropp, CEO of Svevind, no other project of such magnitude for the production of green hydrogen has been realized in the world.