{"version":"1","article":{"id":"mauritania-aman-global-convention-september-2026","slug":"mauritania-aman-global-convention-september-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/mauritania-aman-global-convention-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mauritania-aman-global-convention-september-2026?lang=en","title":"Mauritania signs global convention for AMAN green hydrogen project","summary":"The government and CWP Global signed a long-term framework on September 16; the developer says the project is at FEED stage and targets a final investment decision before 2030.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-07T00:31:15+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-07T00:31:15+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-16","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Mauritania Ministry of Energy and Petroleum","url":"https://energies.gov.mr/en/node/2724","publishedAt":"2026-09-16","checkedAt":"2026-10-06"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/mauritania-aman-global-convention-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mauritania-aman-global-convention-september-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/mauritania-aman-global-convention-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mauritania-aman-global-convention-september-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/mauritania-aman-global-convention-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mauritania-aman-global-convention-september-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/mauritania-aman-global-convention-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mauritania-aman-global-convention-september-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/mauritania-aman-global-convention-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mauritania-aman-global-convention-september-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Mauritania’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum and renewable-energy developer CWP Global signed a global convention for the AMAN green hydrogen project in Nouakchott on September 16, the ministry said. The agreement sets a long-term contractual framework for the project’s next phases as well as fiscal, economic and development terms. The ministry described it as the first global convention of its kind signed by Mauritania. The announcement marks a framework milestone; it does not say that construction financing or a final investment decision has been secured.","CWP chairman Mark Crandall said AMAN had reached the front-end engineering design stage and that the company was targeting a final investment decision before 2030. The project’s stated targets are annual production of 1.2 million tonnes of green hydrogen and 6.6 million tonnes of green ammonia, with potential uses including fertilizer, clean fuels, green steel and local iron-ore processing. These are project targets, not operating output. The ministry traces the project partnership to a 2021 memorandum and a 2022 framework agreement after its launch in 2020; the new convention establishes terms for future development but does not publish a construction start date or investment total."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The government and CWP Global signed a long-term framework on September 16; the developer says the project is at FEED stage and targets a final investment decision before 2030.\n\nMauritania’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum and renewable-energy developer CWP Global signed a global convention for the AMAN green hydrogen project in Nouakchott on September 16, the ministry said. The agreement sets a long-term contractual framework for the project’s next phases as well as fiscal, economic and development terms. The ministry described it as the first global convention of its kind signed by Mauritania. The announcement marks a framework milestone; it does not say that construction financing or a final investment decision has been secured.\n\nCWP chairman Mark Crandall said AMAN had reached the front-end engineering design stage and that the company was targeting a final investment decision before 2030. The project’s stated targets are annual production of 1.2 million tonnes of green hydrogen and 6.6 million tonnes of green ammonia, with potential uses including fertilizer, clean fuels, green steel and local iron-ore processing. These are project targets, not operating output. The ministry traces the project partnership to a 2021 memorandum and a 2022 framework agreement after its launch in 2020; the new convention establishes terms for future development but does not publish a construction start date or investment total.","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"}}}