Eyes on the export prize: Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez
Cepsa plans €5bn Andalusia green hydrogen hub
Spanish energy firm raises the stakes in Europe’s clean hydrogen sector with plan to deploy 2GW of electrolyser capacity
Spanish energy company Cepsa plans to install 2GW of electrolyser capacity in southern Spain as part of a €5bn ($5.3bn) project aimed at developing Europe’s largest green hydrogen hub in the country’s Andalusia region. Madrid-based Cepsa will deploy 1GW at a site in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, next to its La Rabida energy park. A second 1GW plant will be developed at the company’s San Roque energy park in Cadiz. Total green hydrogen production at the sites will be up to 300,000t/yr. “Andalusia has everything it takes to become one of the most competitive regions in the world for hydrogen production,” Sanchez The Huelva plant will start up in 2026 and reach full capacity in 2028, wh
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