Enagás Renovable, Naturgy to Build 280 MW Green Hydrogen Plant in Spain

Energy players Enagás Renovable and Naturgy will be constructing a renewable hydrogen plant with a production capacity of up to 280 MW in La Robla, Spain.

As per the official statement of Enagás, the new green hydrogen plant is scheduled to start up in 2026 with an estimated investment of EUR 485 million. It will be, located on the site of former thermal power plant of Naturgy. The two firms have set up the joint venture Robla Hub to carry out the project.

At the presentation ceremony, the Secretary of State for Energy, Sara Aagesen, stressed that “the development of renewable hydrogen is a key tool in the just transition and this in turn constitutes a vector for reindustrialisation in this area.”

Antón Martínez, CEO, Enagás Renovable, said, “This project reinforces our commitment to the energy transition and will support the decarbonisation of industries in the area, which will also be able to benefit from the efficiencies generated by the increase in production capacity.”

Silvia Sanjoaquín, Director of New Businesses at Naturgy, said, “This project will allow the development of renewable hydrogen production, promoting a quantum leap to develop economies of scale and improve competitiveness.”

Enagás said that the development of the renewable hydrogen production plant in La Robla will be associated with the start-up of a solar photovoltaic generation project comprising various farms nearby of a total capacity of around 450 MWp.

Enagás put the maximum capacity of the renewable hydrogen production plant initially set at 60 MW but the existence of potential industrial consumers in the area and the proximity to the future hydrogen pipeline backbone will allow the electrolysis capacity to be increased to 280 MW.

Decarbonisation And Boosting Local/Regional Development

As per Enagás, the renewable hydrogen plant in La Robla will prevent the emission of more than 430,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere per year, contributing to the decarbonisation of industrial processes and the development of sustainable mobility.

The project also seeks to be a vector for local development, supporting the decarbonisation of activities in the area, for which it has a number of potential consumers in industry, such as the Cementos Tudela Veguín factory in La Robla. Sustainable mobility actions are also planned in the autonomous community, such as those promoted by the company Alsa for intercity lines in the province.

In Sync With European Dream

Enagás mentioned that the hydrogen project is also aligned with the decarbonisation targets of the European Union, Spain’s renewable hydrogen roadmap of the Just Transition Strategy, and the recent RePowerEU Plan to promote energy independence in the European Union.

The renewable hydrogen production plant in La Robla  is expected to provide an important boost to employment and to local and regional social and economic development.

Renewable hydrogen is a key sustainable solution for decarbonising the economy and supporting climate neutrality by 2050, in line with the European Green Deal.