Ohmium, Hynfra team up on green hydrogen projects in three countries

Ohmium International and Hynfra on June 17 signed a master cooperation agreement covering green hydrogen projects in Mauritania, Jordan and Oman. Under the deal, Ohmium will provide technical support and PEM electrolyzer expertise during front-end engineering and design and later project development, as Hynfra pushes each site toward green ammonia output.

The agreement was announced from Newark, California, and Warsaw, Poland, and both companies cast it as part of a broader buildout of hydrogen supply chains in the Middle East and Africa. Ohmium chief executive Dr. Markus Tacke said the pact marked the company’s expansion into those regions, while Hynfra chief executive Tomoho Umeda said the developer keeps at least two qualified suppliers for each technology category, signaling the agreement sits inside a wider sourcing strategy rather than an exclusive tie-up.

Hynfra has already moved several pieces of the portfolio forward. In September 2025, it signed a framework agreement with the Government of Mauritania for a large-scale green ammonia project, and it says the Mauritania Green Ammonia project is planned for the Port of Nouakchott with $1.5 billion in capital expenditure and a target output of 100,000 tonnes per year. First feasibility studies have already started, and Hynfra has penciled in commercial operations for 2030.

Jordan is advancing on a separate track. In March 2026, Hynfra announced cooperation with Topsoe on a Jordan renewable ammonia project, and Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources later signed a $1 billion investment agreement with Jordan Green Ammonia, the joint venture between Hynfra and UAE-based Fidelity Group. The project also secured 1,000 hectares in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, giving it a land base for the hydrogen and ammonia complex.

The three-country push reflects the way hydrogen developers are using the region as a platform for both domestic energy security and exports, including RFNBO-compliant green ammonia shipments to Europe. For the biofuels market, the contrast is clear: hydrogen and ammonia developers are betting on renewable power and export logistics, while biodiesel and renewable diesel producers remain tied to tighter feedstock pools and the spread between virgin and waste oils. As Hynfra builds out Mauritania, Jordan and Oman, the company is positioning the Middle East and Africa as production hubs in the race to secure future e-fuels supply chains.