Project Name
Talkha Fertilizer Plant
This project aims to produce nitrogenous cement (urea), with a total capacity of 249,000 tons per annum. This will contribute to Egypt's self-sufficiency in this commodity. ADFD financed the project of the Talkha Fertilizer Plant in 1974, within the framework of its support to the development process in Egypt generally, and to the development of the agricultural and industrial sectors particularly. The project includes, primarily, an ammonia plant, a urea plant and plants for different services, with the aim of achieving self-sufficiency in nitrogenous fertilizers. The Talkha Fertilizer Plant has a perfect location near the Abu Madi gas field in the North Delta region, as it depends upon natural gas as a basic substance for producing urea. Since its very inception, the Talkha Fertilizer Plant has met a significant portion of Egypt’s need for nitrogenous fertilizers. So, it has really contributed to the growth of two major sectors - agriculture and industry - a matter that led the Egyptian government to exclude the plant from the country's privatization program adopted in 2004, keeping this plant under government control.