The Narvik Green Ammonia Project is a proposed green ammonia and hydrogen production facility in Narvik in northern Norway.
The project is proposed by the joint development partners Aker Horizons and Statkraft. Both partners would establish a jointly owned company Narvik Green Ammonia, which would be responsible for developing the facility.
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Aker and Statkraft aim to take the Final Investment Decision (FID) of the project in Q3 or Q4 of 2025.
The FID would be followed by the site preparations and construction of the facility planned in the second quarter of 2026. The facility will commence commercial operation as planned in 2029.
On successful operation, the Narvik Green Ammonia Project aims to access green power in northern Norway and produce large-scale green ammonia to use domestically and export to the European markets.
Narvik Green Ammonia Project Location
The Narvik Green Ammonia Project will be developed close to Bjerkvik in the Narvik municipality. The facility will cover the sites of Kvandal, and Lailasletta.
The ammonia and hydrogen facility will be built in Kvandal near to the existing 420kV substation owned by Statnett.
Groundworks and a substation have already been concluded as a part of the initial phase of the development. Lailaseletta is situated approximately 5,000m (5km) from Kvandal.
Narvik is a town located above the Arctic Circle between mountains and fjords. The town is surrounded by deep water and an ice-free harbour throughout the year due to the influence of the Gulf Stream.
Narvik was a preferred port in the 19th century when it exported iron ore from the mines of northern Sweden after being connected by rail.
As a strategic port, the town was targeted during World War II for the iron ore needs of Germany to produce steel. Still, the town exports more than 20 million tonnes (mt) of iron ore every year.
Narvik Green Ammonia Project Details
The Narvik Green Ammonia Project will be developed as per the two concepts: Concept 1 and Concept 2.
Concept 1 of the project will consist of an offshore MS Green Ammonia Vessel, pipelines connecting the vessel to the onshore Narvik Green Ammonia (NGA) Facility, renewable power supply via hydro and wind power projects, and export pipelines.
Concept 2 will consist of an Ammonia Floating Storage Unit (FSU), pipelines connecting the FSU to the onshore NGA facility, renewable power supply via wind and hydro projects, and export pipelines.
Green hydrogen will be produced by electrolysis and then converted to ammonia through the introduction of nitrogen.
The NGA Facility will be one of the large-scale plants of green ammonia in Europe with a planned capacity of 400-600MW.
The NGA Facility will produce 350,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) or 1,000-1,500 tonnes per day (tpd) of green ammonia and reduce 500,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per annum from the atmosphere.
The produced ammonia will be offloaded via a terminal located on the coast in Lailasletta nearby the NGA Facility in Kvandal.
From the terminal, the green ammonia will be exported to the European markets of Rostock and Wilhelmshaven in Germany and Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Contractor Involved
Aker Horizons has awarded a contract to Norconsult for the Narvik Green Ammonia Project.
The scope of the contract includes a detailed zoning plan, an Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report, studies of floods, geotechnical, and avalanches, and a planning process as per the Planning and Building Act.
The detailed zoning plan includes ammonia production, quay/storage, and a pipeline tunnel besides natural resources, carbon dioxide, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, noise and marine pollution etc. Currently, the contractual works are under progress.
Narvik Green Ammonia Project Agreements
Aker Horizons applied for a grid connection and allocated 250MW grid capacity for the project in October 2023.
In July 2023, Aker Horizons signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Statkraft conditional upon the FID for the project.
VNG signed an expandable Letter of Intent (LOI) with Aker Horizons in May 2023 for the project. As per LOI, VNG will procure 200,000 tonnes of green ammonia per year from the project.
