MadoquaPower2X project progresses in Portugal

Launched in 2022, the MadoquaPower2X project in Sines, Portugal is being developed by Madoqua Renewables, Power2X and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. Up to 1 GW of alkaline electrolysis capacity will produce 150,000 tons of electrolytic hydrogen per year, and 300,000 tons of ammonia. The project will be fully located within the Sines Industrial Zone. As much as 1 million tons per year of ammonia production is within the scope of the project, as well as terminal facilities to store and export ammonia at large-scale.

MAIRE Tecnimont to deliver FEED

MAIRE Tecnimont will complete FEED for the project, as well as an EPC proposal for construction. The announcement indicates that an ammonia pipeline will transport ammonia between the production plant and the port, where it will be exported and/or used as a maritime fuel. Pre-FEED work awarded to NextChem in late 2022 has been successfully completed.

It will be the first facility in Sines, the largest industrial and logistic hub in the Iberian Peninsula, to produce clean energy at an industrial scale and with the highest environmental and safety standards. The project is geared towards the set-up of an export energy carrier value chain between the Port of Sines (Portugal) and Northwestern European Hub.

Project details from MAIRE Tecnomint’s official press release, 5 Feb 2024

We are thrilled to announce our involvement in MadoquaPower2X, a pioneering European green hydrogen project. Sines provides an excellent location for this project – proximity to local heavy industry, an existing export terminal and the political will demonstrated by Portugal to be a key green hydrogen leader in Europe. We look forward to working with our consortium partners to bring MadoquaPower2X to life.

Philip Christiani, Partner at CIP in Madoqua Renewable’s official press release, 22 April 2022

Play to learn more about MadoquaPower2X.