HVO plant at Sines refinery
HVO plant at Sines refinery is an under construction renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel project in Sines, Portugal, owned by Galp. Its announced capacity is 270 thousand tonnes a year (338 million litres, 89 million US gallons), by the HEFA pathway. It is due to start in 2025. The record was read from the news by the reader (biofuels-news.com, September 25, 2023) and settled by rule; it has not been checked by a person.
The record
- Owner
- Galp
- Place
- Sines, Portugal
- Pathway
- HEFA
- Fuel
- renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel
- Status
- under construction
- Announced capacity
- 270 thousand tonnes a year · 337.5 million litres · 89.2 million US gallons
- Due to start
- 2025
- Where the record came from
- Read from the news by the reader: Galp and Mitsui Join Forces to Invest in Biodiesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (biofuels-news.com, 2023-09-25); settled by rule, not yet checked by a person.
- Notes
- read from the news on 2026-10-16; not yet checked; status from article 6023 (2026-07-17)
Other plants and projects recorded with Galp
| Plant | Where | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sines refinery (Setubal) | Setubal, Portugal | planned | 273 | 2025 |
| HVO plant at Sines refinery | Sines, Portugal | under construction | 270 | 2025 |
In the news latest items naming Galp
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- 2026-09-29 Plug and Arcadia eFuels Sign Strategic Partnership Covering More Than 1 GW of e-SAF Projects, Starting with 280 MW to Turn Danish Renewable Electricity into Jet Fuel GlobeNewswire
- 2026-09-29 Plug and Arcadia eFuels Sign Strategic Partnership Covering More Than 1 GW of e-SAF Projects, Starting with 280 MW to Turn Danish Renewable Electricity into Jet Fuel NTB Kommunikasjon
- 2026-09-29 Plug Power Shares Jump After Landing 280-MW Hydrogen Deal in Denmark BigGo Finance
- 2026-07-17 Portugal, Brazil seek Brazilian investors for sustainable fuel plants in Europe Brazil Energy Insight
- 2026-04-26 Galp does not expect jet fuel shortages in Portugal Reuters
- 2026-04-17 Jet fuel supply for Portugal secure until August Portugal Resident
- 2025-12-28 Galp biofuels plant to be operational in 2026 Inspenet
- 2024-12-03 Most airlines fail in energy transition Plataforma Media
- 2023-09-25 Galp and Mitsui Join Forces to Invest in Biodiesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel biofuels-news.com
- 2023-09-25 Galp and Mitsui to Invest in Biojet Fuel Plant in Portugal reuters.com
- 2023-09-25 Galp, Mitsui to establish joint venture for renewable diesel, SAF production in Portugal biobased-diesel.com
- 2023-09-06 Technip Energies Awarded Contracts for Advanced Biofuels and Green Hydrogen Units at Galp’s Sines Refinery hydrocarbonprocessing.com
- 2023-07-18 Portugal's Galp to launch industrial-scale plant for biodiesel and biojet fuel hydrocarbonprocessing.com
- 2022-06-07 Portugal's Environment Regulator Approves Galp's Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project biofuels-news.com
Capacity is as announced, a year, with tonnes counted at 0.8 kilograms per litre; a plant's own figure may differ. A record "settled by rule" was read from an article by the reader and checked only against the site's rules (a plausible size, a real owner, no duplicate), not by a person. Cite as: eFlight SAFxCHANGE, HVO plant at Sines refinery: sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/hvo-plant-at-sines-refinery-portugal, retrieved 2026-10-18. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].