Under its agreement with developer ACWA Power, Kent will provide technical oversight and assurance for the project, which is scheduled to have its first phase come online in 2030.

Kent is expected to work alongside the Técnicas Reunidas–Sinopec joint venture (JV). The JV is carrying out a 10-month study for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase for the Yanbu Green Hydrogen Hub.

Kent will act as the independent overseer, ensuring the project is designed safely, efficiently, and in line with global standards before it moves into full-scale construction.

“Our partnership with Kent will ensure the project benefits from world-class technical oversight as we progress towards final investment decision (FID) and construction,” highlighted Marco Arcelli, ACWA’s CEO.

Located in Yanbu Industrial City on the Red Sea coast, the project would represent the single largest green hydrogen project in the world.

It plans to combine 10GW of wind and solar power, and 4.4GW of electrolysis to produce 2.5 million tonnes of green ammonia per year for export.

Last month, Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) renewables business announced it was in talks to develop the 10GW upstream electricity and grid infrastructure for the initiative.

ACWA has also signed preliminary agreements with Edison, TotalEnergies, Zhero Europe and EnBW to explore European demand for large-scale imports.