Government to launch €70 million programme to support hydrogen production

Portugal’s government has announced it will be launching a €70 million programme to support the production of hydrogen and renewable gases under REPowerEU – the plan to end dependence on Russian fossil fuel by 2030. The statement delivered yesterday by the ministry of the environment and climate action did not give a date for the launch, writes Lusa. REPowerEU has been formulated in response to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine 18 months ago