Portugal has been able to establish ambitious green hydrogen production goals due to its domestic resources, its high level of renewable-source electricity production capacity and the energy transition objectives it has assumed.
The National Hydrogen Strategy was approved in 2020 with the objective of establishing the conditions for creating a hydrogen economy in Portugal and defining the attainment of the following goals by 2030:
- 10% to 15% of natural gas networks being injected with green hydrogen;
- 2% to 5% of green hydrogen energy consumption by industry;
- 1% to 5% of roadway transport being powered by green hydrogen;
- 3% to 5% of domestic maritime transport consuming energy from green hydrogen;
- 1.5% to 2% of final consumers using green hydrogen;
- between 2 GW and 2.5 GW of installed capacity in electrolyzers; and
- 50 to 100 hydrogen supply stations.
More recently, in July 2023, the Portuguese Government presented a proposal to the European Commission to revise the National Energy and Climate Plan 2030, calling for an increase in the installed capacity of electrolyzers in 2030 to 5.5 GW.