Cleanergy Solutions Namibia is finalising the engineering design for a N$5 billion ammonia storage tank at the Port of Walvis Bay, a key step in its plan to establish Namibia as a regional export hub for clean fuels.
CMB.TECH Chief Technology Officer, Roy Campe, said the company has completed all safety, environmental and technical studies for the project and holds an environmental clearance certificate.
“At the moment, we are finalising the engineering designs for building an ammonia storage tank in the port of Walvis Bay. There, we already have an environmental clearance certificate achieved, and we’re engaging with Namport to finalise the latest deals,” Campe told M&E.
The planned storage tank will have a capacity of 55,000 tonnes and will enable large-scale ammonia exports while supplying ships with clean fuel.
Campe said the project, valued at around N$5 billion, is crucial for scaling up Namibia’s hydrogen and ammonia export capability. Construction is expected to begin next year once final agreements with Namport are concluded.
“We can start on the construction of a big ammonia tank, which is necessary to be able to export, but also to bring the molecules to port ships,” he said.
The environmental assessment for the Walvis Bay project was conducted by Environmental Compliance Consultancy (ECC), a Namibian firm that managed the process on Cleanergy’s behalf.
“It’s already been done, and we have that executed by a local company, ECC. They helped us with that process because we’re not local experts,” Campe said.
The facility will support Cleanergy’s ammonia project at Arandis, which aims to produce 200,000 tonnes of ammonia per year for export to European ports including Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Hamburg.
The long-term plan includes the development of a green hydrogen and solar plant in Arandis, linked by an 80 km hydrogen pipeline to Walvis Bay, making Arandis a central hub for hydrogen production and logistics.
Cleanergy Solutions Namibia is a joint venture between the Ohlthaver & List Group and Belgian clean energy firm CMB.TECH. The partnership combines O&L’s local investment and operational expertise with CMB.TECH’s hydrogen technology to drive Namibia’s green hydrogen and ammonia industry for domestic use and export markets.
