{"version":"1","article":{"id":"jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026","slug":"jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026?lang=en","title":"Jordan to study green hydrogen project near Aqaba","summary":"A memorandum signed on 14 September calls for technical and economic study of a possible value chain; no capacity or investment decision was announced.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-08T23:31:12+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-08T23:31:12+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-14","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Jordan Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources","url":"https://www.memr.gov.jo/AR//NewsDetails/2026091402","publishedAt":"2026-09-14","checkedAt":"2026-10-08"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["table"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"proposed-project-study-scope","type":"table","title":{"tr":"Akabe yeşil hidrojen çalışmasının kapsamı","en":"Scope of the Aqaba green hydrogen study","ar":"نطاق دراسة الهيدروجين الأخضر في العقبة","fr":"Périmètre de l’étude sur l’hydrogène vert à Aqaba","es":"Alcance del estudio de hidrógeno verde en Aqaba"},"description":{"tr":"Bakanlığın 14 Eylül mutabakatında inceleme kapsamına aldığı öneri bileşenleri; proje taahhüdü veya mevcut tesisler değildir.","en":"Proposed components included in the ministry's 14 September memorandum study scope; these are not project commitments or existing facilities.","ar":"العناصر المقترحة التي شملها نطاق دراسة مذكرة الوزارة في 14 سبتمبر؛ وليست التزامات تنفيذية أو منشآت قائمة.","fr":"Composantes proposées dans le périmètre d’étude du protocole ministériel du 14 septembre ; il ne s’agit ni d’engagements de projet ni d’installations existantes.","es":"Componentes propuestos incluidos en el alcance del estudio del memorando ministerial del 14 de septiembre; no son compromisos ni instalaciones existentes."},"methodology":{"tr":"Resmî bakanlık duyurusunda sıralanan teknik ve ekonomik inceleme başlıkları derlenmiştir. Kapasite, bütçe, arazi seçimi ve uygulama takvimi açıklanmadığından eklenmemiştir.","en":"Components are transcribed as study topics in the ministry's official announcement. Capacity, budget, site selection and implementation dates were not announced and are omitted.","ar":"جُمعت العناصر كما وردت بوصفها موضوعات للدراسة في إعلان الوزارة الرسمي. ولم تُضف القدرة أو الميزانية أو اختيار الموقع أو مواعيد التنفيذ لأنها لم تُعلن.","fr":"Les composantes reprennent les sujets d’étude de l’annonce officielle du ministère. La capacité, le budget, le choix du site et les dates de mise en œuvre, non annoncés, sont omis.","es":"Los componentes reproducen los temas de estudio del anuncio oficial del ministerio. Se omiten capacidad, presupuesto, selección del emplazamiento y fechas de ejecución, que no fueron anunciados."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.memr.gov.jo/AR//NewsDetails/2026091402"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-08T20:17:16+00:00","columns":[{"key":"component","label":{"tr":"Bileşen","en":"Study component","ar":"عنصر الدراسة","fr":"Composante étudiée","es":"Componente estudiado"},"type":"text","language":"en"},{"key":"scope","label":{"tr":"Duyurudaki kapsam","en":"Scope described in announcement","ar":"النطاق الوارد في الإعلان","fr":"Périmètre décrit dans l’annonce","es":"Alcance descrito en el anuncio"},"type":"text","language":"en"}],"rows":[{"component":"Renewable energy generation","scope":"Assess renewable electricity supply for the proposed value chain"},{"component":"Water desalination","scope":"Study desalinated-water supply in Aqaba"},{"component":"Green hydrogen and ammonia","scope":"Assess production of hydrogen and derivatives"},{"component":"Energy storage and electricity transmission","scope":"Assess storage and grid-transmission links"},{"component":"Logistics and port services","scope":"Assess logistics and port-service requirements"},{"component":"Site, land and impacts","scope":"Study a possible location near Aqaba Port, land needs, and technical, environmental and social aspects"}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"proposed-project-study-scope","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"proposed-project-study-scope","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026/data/proposed-project-study-scope?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/jordan-aqaba-green-hydrogen-feasibility-study-mou-2026/data/proposed-project-study-scope?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said on 14 September 2026 that Minister Saleh Kharabsheh and Yin Mingshan, chairman of China’s Getting International Energy Holdings Co. Ltd., signed a memorandum for studies on a green hydrogen and derivatives project. The ministry described the work as technical studies for a possible project in Jordan using renewable energy and desalinated water in Aqaba. The announcement gave no hydrogen capacity, budget or construction start date.","The memorandum includes examining a possible location near the Port of Aqaba. That does not mean a site has been selected or approved. The study is to consider an integrated chain covering renewable power generation, water desalination, green hydrogen and ammonia production, energy storage, electricity transmission and logistics and port services. These are subjects in the proposed technical and economic assessment, not a list of existing facilities or completed works.","The ministry said the studies would address technical, environmental and social aspects, estimate hydrogen production costs and determine land requirements. The Chinese company is expected to prepare a pre-feasibility-level technical study. Cost, land, environmental impact and production design therefore remain matters for investigation. A memorandum and pre-feasibility study are distinct from final investment approval, financing close, an engineering contract or a construction commitment.","Kharabsheh said the memorandum followed King Abdullah II’s visit to China and formed part of efforts to expand economic and investment cooperation between the two countries. The ministry added that Jordan is working with several Chinese companies in the sector under its National Green Fuels Strategy. It did not name those other companies or describe separate projects. The statement therefore does not support treating other firms as parties to this memorandum or inferring a binding purchase agreement from bilateral discussions.","The ministry also said access to new markets could improve the commercial viability of green hydrogen and derivatives, and that Jordan aims to move from preliminary studies toward projects where the studies establish viability. This is a conditional policy objective, not an announcement of an export customer or firm sales plan. Hydrogen cost, production scale, electricity needs, water supply and logistics connections remain among the issues for the feasibility work.","The data table summarises the facilities and infrastructure that the ministry said would be included in the assessment. Each row describes a study scope; it does not mean the project design is final or that any component has been built. The source announced no capacity or schedule, so those fields cannot be quantified. The expected pre-feasibility study and later government decisions will determine whether the proposal advances and what a subsequent development phase would involve."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"A memorandum signed on 14 September calls for technical and economic study of a possible value chain; no capacity or investment decision was announced.\n\nJordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said on 14 September 2026 that Minister Saleh Kharabsheh and Yin Mingshan, chairman of China’s Getting International Energy Holdings Co. Ltd., signed a memorandum for studies on a green hydrogen and derivatives project. The ministry described the work as technical studies for a possible project in Jordan using renewable energy and desalinated water in Aqaba. The announcement gave no hydrogen capacity, budget or construction start date.\n\nThe memorandum includes examining a possible location near the Port of Aqaba. That does not mean a site has been selected or approved. The study is to consider an integrated chain covering renewable power generation, water desalination, green hydrogen and ammonia production, energy storage, electricity transmission and logistics and port services. These are subjects in the proposed technical and economic assessment, not a list of existing facilities or completed works.\n\nThe ministry said the studies would address technical, environmental and social aspects, estimate hydrogen production costs and determine land requirements. The Chinese company is expected to prepare a pre-feasibility-level technical study. Cost, land, environmental impact and production design therefore remain matters for investigation. A memorandum and pre-feasibility study are distinct from final investment approval, financing close, an engineering contract or a construction commitment.\n\nKharabsheh said the memorandum followed King Abdullah II’s visit to China and formed part of efforts to expand economic and investment cooperation between the two countries. The ministry added that Jordan is working with several Chinese companies in the sector under its National Green Fuels Strategy. It did not name those other companies or describe separate projects. The statement therefore does not support treating other firms as parties to this memorandum or inferring a binding purchase agreement from bilateral discussions.\n\nThe ministry also said access to new markets could improve the commercial viability of green hydrogen and derivatives, and that Jordan aims to move from preliminary studies toward projects where the studies establish viability. This is a conditional policy objective, not an announcement of an export customer or firm sales plan. Hydrogen cost, production scale, electricity needs, water supply and logistics connections remain among the issues for the feasibility work.\n\nThe data table summarises the facilities and infrastructure that the ministry said would be included in the assessment. Each row describes a study scope; it does not mean the project design is final or that any component has been built. The source announced no capacity or schedule, so those fields cannot be quantified. The expected pre-feasibility study and later government decisions will determine whether the proposal advances and what a subsequent development phase would involve.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}