A plant for green hydrogen will be located on the land of the old Meirama spa

Confirmed. naturgy, Repsol and ragging will produce green hydrogen in measures. This was confirmed this Wednesday morning during the conference of Fr just a transitionwhich are carried out in the premises of company incubators fencewhich is located in O Acevedo Industrial Area.

The Director of the Institute for Just Transition, Laura Marínaccompanied by, among other personalities, i the mayor of the city, socialist Juan Manuel Rodríguezconfirmed that Meirama, the parish where the thermal power plant was located until June 30, 2020 and which is now in the process of being dismantled (the work will end in the spring of 2024), “will acollerá the green hydroxene project promoted by Naturgy, Repsol and Reganosa» An initiative that will include a an investment of 46.4 million euros, in a project that will generate 400 direct and indirect jobs during the construction and operation phase. Of the total amount, 15 million euros, will be provided by the Institute for Diversity and Energy Saving, IDAE, dependent on the central government.

councilman, Juan Manuel Rodríguez, He confirmed that it is “great news for Cerceda and the entire region, an extraordinary opportunity for employment, through the close cooperation we maintain with the Xusta Transition Institute.” And he added: “For us, it is a letter that we will definitely bet on, and it is clear to us that we must be a reference at the level of employment, at the level of public services and at the level of investments. reference in Fair Ecological Transition, because that is the future and where we are framed».

Laura Marin, director of the Xusta Transition Institute, indicated during her first speech that “there was a lot of emphasis on the authorization of the two central officials to be accompanied by plans for the future, fito moi importante. In this sense, we confirm that the joint project of Naturgy, Reganos and Repsol, which will not be left out of the temporary resolution even in the first term, will be a reality, supported by funds from IDAE, and that the project called will be the blueprint for future energy in Cerceda and to Spain”. He also assessed that “the work done on the transitional agreement of Justa de Meiram will yield good results”.

Government envoy in Galicia, José Manuel Miñoneshe pointed out in his speech that this announcement “opens up a great opportunity for Galicia, for city halls, but also for companies and entrepreneurs.”

For his part, he General Director of Energy Planning and Natural Resources of the Autonomous Government, Pablo Fernández Vila, assures that “Xunta defends that Cerceda continues to remain one of the two energy engines of Galicia through the stage of industrial sustainability.” He asserted that “the energy transition is necessary, but it requires proper planning and, above all, not leaving the industrial industry behind. Xunta’s vision is a transition connected to industry, connecting energy projects with large-scale industrial initiatives. The Government of Galicia will activate aid for unique projects of decarbonisation and industrial renewal, energy communities in industrial areas and will encourage green hydroxene projects, energy storage and components for renewable energy.

The installation of electrolysis is also in the works plan fed with 100% renewable energy, which will be located on the land of the old Meirama thermal power plant. “A couple of this energy vector, three companies are strengthening their commitment to a just energy transition,” they pointed out in the presentations held in the business incubator of the O Acevedo industrial area.

The future renewable hydrogen power plant It will have an initial power of 30 megawatts, in different phases, until reaching a total potential of 200 megawatts. It will produce more than 4,000 tons of renewable hydrogen per year, and in the first phase it will reach a total production of 30,000 tons per year.

The obtained renewable hydrogen will be used for industrial use, more precisely to replace conventional hydrogen, which is currently used by the Repsol refinery in A Coruña. It will also be useful in other industries, in injection into the gas network for mixing with natural gas and in mobility.

All these uses will reduce the area’s carbon footprint “and demonstrate the viability of mass production of renewable hydroxene and its distribution to the end consumer,” noted speakers participating in the Cerceda talks.

It should be noted that The Meirama Just Transition Agreement covers the municipalities of Cerceda, Carral, A Laracha, Ordes and Tordoia.