The Murchison Green Hydrogen Project is a proposed Green Ammonia production facility located in Western Australia's Mid-West Region.
The project includes:
- a hydrogen electrolyser with a 1.5 GW capacity
- 3,600 tonnes of ammonia production capacity per day, and
- a new desalination facility to provide water for electrolysis, however, no indicative size of the facility has been announced.
The project also includes development of its own generation and storage infrastructure to power its hydrogen production. This inculdes a:
- 1.2-GW solar farm
- 1.7-GW wind generation facility, and
- 600-megawatt / 1.2-gigawatt hour battery.
The project is expected to begin production in three phases.
Key Dates
| Feb 2025 | EOIs Open |
| 2027 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| 2029 | Expected Operations Commencement: Phase One |
| Dec 2030 | Expected Operations Commencement: Phase Two |
| Dec 2031 | Expected Operations Commencement: Phase Three |
Funding contributions
| Federal Government | |
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The project was awarded $814 million in funding through the Federal Government Hydrogen Headstart Program. Funding will be delivered through production credits once the project is operational. Under the Program, recipients will receive a Hydrogen Production Credit for each kilogram of renewable hydrogen produced by their facility. The credit will fund the commercial gap between the cost of producing hydrogen, and its market price, as well as a ‘justifiable’ return on capital. Funding from the Program would only commence once a project reaches operations and will not be directed to capital costs. Funding is proposed to be paid quarterly in arrears, with funding available from FY2026-27 for a maximum of 10 years. |
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Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Jul 2024 | The project was awarded a Major Project status by the Federal Government. |
| Feb 2025 | Procurement for an Early Contractor Involvement process commenced. The proponent did not provide further detail, and only indicated that the process would continue throughout 2025. |
| Mar 2025 | The project was awarded $814 million in funding through the Federal Hydrogen Headstart Program. Funding will be provided in the form of production credits. |
