Construction on Milford Haven hydrogen production plant to begin

Construction is expected to start this year on a £50m hydrogen production plant in Pembrokeshire. The West Wales Hydrogen plant in Milford Haven is expected to create 60 jobs during the construction phase and up to 10 permanent posts once completed. It will be built on the site of a former oil refinery at the Impala terminal, previously Puma Energy, in the port. Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens said the project will "create jobs and help grow the Welsh economy". The project is supported by UK government's hydrogen allocation round (HAR), a funding mechanism to support low-carbon hydrogen production. It is one of the first projects of its kind supported by HAR to be given the go-ahead by investors. The project is being developed by MorGen Energy, a Zurich-based company founded in 2021 to develop large-scale green hydrogen projects. Building work is expected to start this year and it is hoped the plant will be commissioned by early 2028. Once operational it is expected to produce about 2,000 tonnes of low-carbon hydrogen annually for uses including industrial heating, manufacturing and de-carbonising the Milford Haven port. The plant will produce hydrogen through electrolysis, a process wh