Wales Lands 20MW Green Hydrogen Plant in Milford Haven

MorGen Energy greenlit a 20MW hydrogen plant in Wales, set to produce 2,000 tonnes yearly for industry.

30 Jun 2026

Milford Haven just became a testing ground for Britain's hydrogen ambitions. On March 11, 2026, MorGen Energy approved the final investment decision for a 20MW green hydrogen facility there, backed by commodities giant Trafigura. The plant, called West Wales Hydrogen, will produce roughly 2,000 tonnes of low-carbon hydrogen a year.

That output isn't massive by global standards. But reaching this stage matters more than the tonnage suggests, since plenty of comparable European projects have stalled at the financing or permitting line. MorGen cleared those hurdles. CEO Werner Lieberherr called the approval "a defining milestone for MorGen and the UK hydrogen sector."

Port operations, industrial heating, and chemical feedstock production across south Wales are the planned end uses. Each of these sectors burns through carbon-heavy fuel and has few realistic substitutes. Swapping in hydrogen here could chip away at emissions in places where electrification alone won't cut it.

Public money helped make this happen too. Trafigura CEO Richard Holtum credited the UK government's hydrogen support scheme as "key to this project reaching final investment decision, demonstrating how public policy and private capital can work together." Electrolyser maker ITM Power rounds out the project team, supplying the technology that gives the hydrogen its low-carbon label.

For manufacturers in the region, this plant offers something rarer than ambition: a concrete supply line. South Wales industry has talked about decarbonizing for years while struggling to find dependable low-carbon hydrogen at workable volumes. Two thousand tonnes won't satisfy every buyer, but it's a real number tied to a real construction timeline, not a pledge sitting in a slide deck.

Milford Haven's existing energy infrastructure should ease the rollout further. The port already handles fuel logistics at scale, so distributing hydrogen locally shouldn't require building from scratch. Whether this becomes a genuine bellwether for UK hydrogen, rather than a one-off case study, depends on what construction looks like over the next two years.