German company seals tax breaks for planned 1GW green hydrogen and ammonia project in Mauritania
Source：hydrogeninsight
German developer Möhring Energie has signed a framework agreement with the government of Mauritania, that will allow the company to access key tax incentives for its proposed “Nayrah” 1GW green hydrogen and ammonia project.
The government of Mauritania signed its so-called “Hydrogen Code” into law in September 2024, introducing a number tax breaks for green hydrogen developers (see panel below) that officials hope will unlock billions of dollars of investment in the country.
Möhring Energie hopes to build a 1GW electrolysis installation, capable of producing 140,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year for ammonia production.
Around 400,000 tonnes green ammonia produced by the plant per year is earmarked for export to Europe, with first production scheduled for 2029.
The agreement, signed in Nouakchott on Tuesday and announced on Friday, makes Möhring Energie the first German company to sign such an agreement since the Hydrogen Code was enacted.
"We are proud to be the first German company to enter into a strategic partnership with Mauritania to develop a large-scale Power-to-X project. Mauritania offers outstanding conditions for generating electricity from wind and sun — forming the basis for globally competitive green molecules,” said Sascha Möhring, founder of the Möhring Energie Group and now its chief technology officer.
“Moreover, we are met here by a government that actively shapes a fossil-free energy future with expertise, clarity, and a strong spirit of cooperation.”
Earlier this year, developers from China and Poland signed framework agreements with the government of Mauritania to build new green hydrogen and ammonia plants in the country.
Polish ammonia producer Hynfra plans to construct a $1.5bn project near the capital city of Nouakchott that would produce 100,000 tonnes a year, starting in 2030, with exports via the nearby Port of Friendship (Port de l’Amitié).
And Chinese developer UEG aims to produce ten times more green ammonia — about one million tonnes annually — at unspecified locations in the north and centre of the country.