Enagás Renovable and Naturgy present in La Robla the future renewable hydrogen plant, whose production capacity will multiply up to 280 MW

The plant will entail an investment of 485 million euros and will avoid more than 430,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere, contributing to the decarbonisation of the industrial processes of the companies in the area

This increased capacity will help to reduce the costs of renewable hydrogen production, which will be a competitive advantage for local and regional companies

The project has the identification of local consumers in the area of La Robla to support the decarbonisation of industries and activities in the territory

The Secretary of State for Energy, Sara Aagesen, took part in the presentation of the project in La Robla together with representatives of the Just Transition Institute (ITJ) and the regional, autonomous and local administrations. On behalf of the project, the CEO of Enagás Renovable, Antón Martínez, and the Director of New Businesses at Naturgy, Silvia Sanjoaquín, took part

In La Robla, Enagás Renovable and Naturgy have presented the project for the construction of a renewable hydrogen plant with a production capacity of up to 280 MW.

This new plant, scheduled to start up in 2026 and with an estimated investment of 485 million euros, will be located on the site of Naturgy’s former thermal power plant, which was authorised to close in 2020 and is currently in the process of being decommissioned. Enagás Renovable and Naturgy have set up the joint venture Robla Hub to carry out the project.

The presentation ceremony was attended by the Secretary of State for Energy of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Sara Aagesen; the Government Delegate in Castilla y León, Virginia Barcones Sanz; the Mayor of La Robla, Santiago Dorado Cañón; the Director of the Institute for Just Transition, Laura Martín Murillo; the President of the Provincial Council of León, Eduardo Morán Pacios; the Director General of Energy and Mines of the Government of Castilla y León, Alfonso Arroyo González; and the Government sub-delegate in León, Faustino Sánchez Samartino. The project was presented by the CEO of Enagás Renovable, Antón Martínez, and the Director of New Businesses at Naturgy, Silvia Sanjoaquín.

At the event, 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.”

The CEO of Enagás Renovable, Antón Martínez, emphasised that “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.”

For her part, Silvia Sanjoaquín, Director of New Businesses at Naturgy, pointed out the opportunities that the new green hydrogen project in La Robla will generate in the region and Spain’s potential in the promotion of renewable gases. “This project will allow the development of renewable hydrogen production, promoting a quantum leap to develop economies of scale and improve competitiveness,” she explained.

The development of the renewable hydrogen production plant in La Robla will be associated with the start-up of a solar photovoltaic generation project