The international consortium MadoquaPower2X (MP2X) has acquired another 60 hectares of land in the Sines Industrial and Logistics Zone (ZILS), in the district of Setúbal, for the installation of green hydrogen and ammonia production units, it was announced today.
According to a statement issued by aicep Global Parques, the Portuguese, Danish and Dutch international consortium, led by the company Madoqua Renewables, has completed the “deeds for the constitution of surface rights for a further 60 hectares of industrial land” for the installation of its green hydrogen and ammonia production units at ZILS.
“The MP2X project, a world leader in green hydrogen and ammonia in Portugal, has already reached several important milestones in its development that position it as a highly mature project,” said aicep Global Parques, the managing entity of ZILS.
For the executive director of aicep Global Parques, Isabel Caldeira Cardoso, quoted in the statement, “this new step demonstrates the importance of ZILS and Portugal in the necessary energy transition and in meeting decarbonization targets”.
“The Madoqua Power2X consortium’s project is extremely relevant to the development of a renewable energy community and this act proves its maturity and commitment to sustainable economic development,” he said.
In the statement, aicep also said that the project of national interest “was officially recognized on May 10, 2023, as part of the ‘Hydrogen Valley’ initiative, led by the European Commission through the Mission Innovation and Clean Hydrogen Partnership program”.
The project foresees the “creation of 265 highly qualified permanent jobs and 6,000 indirect jobs established through local partnerships and with academia from 2025 onwards”, he added.
The non-executive director of MadoquaPower2X, Marloes Ras, quoted in the statement, also stressed that with the acquisition of another 60 hectares of land in ZILS, the consortium “demonstrates its continued dedication” to the “decarbonization mission”.
“Together with ZILS and aicep Global Parques, we have taken an important step forward for our project, realizing the potential of Sines as a European Hydrogen Valley, reinforcing Portugal’s strategic importance as a pioneer and leader in the energy transition,” he said.
The initial project will use 560 megavoltamperes (MVA) to produce 50,000 tons of hydrogen and 300,000 tons of green ammonia annually using renewable electricity. In the second phase, it will use a 1,400 MVA electrical connection to produce a total of 150,000 tons of hydrogen and more than 1 million tons of green ammonia annually.
MP2X envisages the construction and operation of solar and wind farms that will produce renewable energy dedicated to the industrial unit in Sines, to be implemented in inland areas, deconcentrated and dispersed throughout Portugal.
“The first phase of the project alone corresponds to 20% of Portugal’s targets in the context of European green hydrogen production, and is based on an ambitious eight-year Strategic Plan. MP2X is essential for contributing to European autonomy in the energy and food (fertilizer) value chains through the consumption and production of hydrogen and the marketing of green ammonia,” reads the statement.
