{"id":303680,"date":"2025-10-02T14:54:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/repsol-announces-construction-of-hydrogen-plant-in-cartagena\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:24:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:24:51","slug":"repsol-announces-construction-of-hydrogen-plant-in-cartagena","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/repsol-announces-construction-of-hydrogen-plant-in-cartagena\/","title":{"rendered":"Repsol Announces Construction of Hydrogen Plant in Cartagena"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The energy company Repsol has announced that, in collaboration with Enag\u00e1s Renovable, it will build its first large-scale renewable hydrogen plant<\/strong> in Cartagena, as part of its industrial decarbonization strategy. The plant will have an installed capacity of 100 megawatts and the capacity to generate up to 15,000 tons of renewable hydrogen each year<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

What is it and how does it work?<\/h2>\n\n

Specifically, the plant will be built in the Escombreras Valley and will focus on the installation of a 100 MW electrolyzer<\/strong>. The production of renewable hydrogen is carried out through the electrolysis of water. \n electrolysis of water<\/strong>\n<\/a>using 100% renewable electricity<\/strong>, to separate water molecules (H\u2082O) into hydrogen (H\u2082) and oxygen (O\u2082). <\/p>\n\n

Direct impact and relevant figures<\/h2>\n\n

The total investment of Repsol’s hydrogen plant amounts to more than 300 million euros<\/strong>, in addition to 155 million euros of public financing from the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), as it has been declared a Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI)<\/strong> by the European Commission and the Government of Spain. The plant is expected to generate close to 900 jobs<\/strong>, whether direct, indirect or induced, during construction and start-up. <\/p>\n\n

On the other hand, the Cartagena plant will reduce up to 167,000 tons of CO2 per year<\/strong>, which is comparable to the impact of two-thirds of all pure electric cars in Spain in 2024<\/strong>. This underlines the enormous potential of \n renewable hydrogen<\/a>\n<\/strong> to decarbonize heavy industry, something that electric cars alone cannot do. <\/p>\n\n

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Aerial image of Repsol’s industrial complex in Cartagena.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Strategic collaboration with Enag\u00e1s Renovable<\/h2>\n\n

Repsol holds a 75% stake<\/strong> and is the owner:<\/p>\n\n