The massive green hydrogen production facility at NEOM in Saudi Arabia is 60% complete and on track to begin production in December 2026, the facility’s CEO Wesam Alghamdi told Semafor’s Climate & Energy Editor Tim McDonnell on the sidelines of the COP29 climate summit in Baku.

The mega construction project near the Red Sea has faced a number of setbacks, most recently with the abrupt departure of its longtime CEO.

Powered by more than 4 GW of solar and wind, the site is expected to produce about 600 tonnes of green hydrogen per day, corresponding to 1.2 million tonnes of green ammonia annually with first deliveries planned for early 2027.

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