Wabash Valley Gets $1.5B Boost for Ammonia Production
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced that the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has finalized a $1.5 billion loan to Wabash Valley Resources, LLC.
The funding will support the revival and transformation of a coal gasification facility in West Terre Haute, Indiana, into a coal-powered ammonia fertilizer plant.
Once operational, the facility is expected to produce around 500,000 metric tons of anhydrous ammonia annually, using locally sourced coal and petcoke as feedstock.
“For too long, America has been dependent on foreign sources of fertilizer,” said U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright. “Under President Trump’s leadership, we are changing that by putting America first, relying on American coal, American workers, and American innovation to power our farms and feed our families.”
The Wabash project aims to strengthen domestic fertilizer production while supporting the local economy in a traditional coal community.
The plant’s reopening will create hundreds of jobs and reduce dependence on imports from regions such as Canada, the Middle East, and Russia.
This loan marks the second financial close under the Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) Program, established through the Working Families Tax Cut—also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The project aligns with administration goals to enhance U.S. energy dominance, improve food security, and reduce costs for American farmers through stable, homegrown fertilizer production.
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