The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) has issued a conditional favourable opinion on the GreenH2Atlantic hydrogen project in Sines, in the region of Setúbal, stipulating that the water used in production and cooling must be reused or sourced from the sea.

According to the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), issued at the end of May and consulted on Monday by the Lusa news agency, the APA has given a conditional favourable opinion on the project, which is considered to be of Potential National Interest (PIN).

GreenH2Atlantic and associated projects, part of the Hytlantic consortium led by Portuguese energy companies, EDP and Galp, with shareholders including Bondalti, Martifer and Vestas, aim to produce hydrogen (H2) through water electrolysis at the site of the former Sines thermal power station.