Centralized purchasing system for biomethane and hydrogen produced through water hydrolysis

2023-01-05T13:10:00
Portugal

Ordinance 15/2023 of January 4 has been published, establishing the centralized purchasing system for biomethane and hydrogen produced through wat

Centralized purchasing system for biomethane and hydrogen produced through water hydrolysis
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January 5, 2023

Ordinance 15/2023 of January 4 has been published:

>  Ordinance 15/2023 of January 4 has been passed in response to the commitment the Portuguese Government made to reach carbon neutrality and speed up the energy transition.

> It (i) provides for the launch of a tender to purchase renewable gases biomethane and hydrogen produced through water hydrolysis using electricity generated from renewable energy sources, to be put into the National Gas Grid (“NGG”); and (ii) sets the annual maximum thresholds.

 >  It also establishes that the contracts will remain in effect for 10 years from the date of the first delivery.

>  By June 30, 2023, the Directorate-General for Energy and Geology (“DGEG”) will announce a tender to purchase amounts of biomethane and hydrogen.

 

 

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January 5, 2023