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Hydrogen Eagle – ORLEN Group hydrogen program

under construction stage: tender
7.4 bn PLN
programme budget (multi-year) · 2021 prices ≈ 7.4 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal) funding: KPO – over PLN 1.7 billion in non-repayable funding for the Green H2 and Hydrogen Eagle programmes (2025)

Hydrogen Eagle is a strategic, multinational hydrogen program of the ORLEN Group announced in 2021, forming part of the company's hydrogen strategy with planned capital expenditure (capex) on the order of PLN 7.4 billion. The program provides for the construction of a network of hydrogen hubs powered by renewables and installations converting municipal waste into low- and zero-emission hydrogen in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, together with a network of over 100 hydrogen refueling stations in Central Europe by 2030. The Group's target electrolyzer capacity is to reach approx. 0.9 GW by 2035 (of which approx. 0.7 GW in Poland). In June 2025, the Green H2 and Hydrogen Eagle programs together received over PLN 1.7 billion in non-repayable funding from the National Recovery Plan (KPO), including for the installation of a 100 MW electrolyzer. The scope and pace of the program are repeatedly revised — it is an umbrella entry for the entirety of the company's hydrogen activities, not a single investment.

Timeline

  1. Announced 2021
  2. Current date 2035

Change history

  • May 2026 stage: tender
  • Jun 2025 status: under construction The Green H2 and Hydrogen Eagle programmes received a total of over 1,7 mld zł in non-repayable funding from the KPO.
  • 2021 stage: announced

Significance

The program aims to build a domestic value chain for low- and zero-emission hydrogen, supporting the decarbonization of heavy and public transport as well as the refining industry. Expanding electrolyzer capacity and the refueling station network increases energy security and reduces dependence on fossil fuels, while the planned use of energy from offshore wind farms and municipal waste aligns with EU climate goals. Implementation, however, remains dependent on the availability of cheap renewable energy and the maturity of the hydrogen market, and the declared scope and schedule are repeatedly revised.

Sources 6

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  1. Ponad 1,7 mld zł z KPO na projekty wodorowe Grupy ORLEN ↗
    ORLEN S.A. Jun 2025
    Statuscost.funding
    Status „Ponad 1,7 mld zł z KPO na projekty wodorowe Grupy ORLEN"
  2. ORLEN Group secures over PLN 1.7 billion in National Recovery Plan funding for its hydrogen projects ↗
    ORLEN S.A. Jun 2025
    InvestorCurrent dateStatus
    Investor „Green H2 and Hydrogen Eagle – two strategic programmes of the ORLEN Group – have received a total of PLN 1.7 billion in non-repayable funding under the National Recovery Plan."
    Current date „By 2035, the Group aims to expand its electrolysis-based hydrogen production portfolio to a total capacity of approximately 0.9 GW, with around 0.7 GW to be developed in Poland."
  3. PKN Orlen chce utworzyć 10 hubów wodorowych w ramach strategii wodorowej do 2030 ↗
    StockWatch.pl
    CostOriginal date
    Cost „Strategia wodorowa PKN Orlen przewiduje capex na poziomie 7,4 mld zł"
  4. Setki mln euro w „Hydrogen Eagle”. Orlen inwestuje w wodór dla przemysłu, transportu i paliw ↗
    Teraz Środowisko
    locations „testowaniem dostaw wodoru do mobilnych stacji tankowania w Krakowie, a także – od grudnia 2023 r. – w Płocku"
  5. Orlen plans 250MW of green hydrogen plants under Hydrogen Eagle ↗
    NS Energy Jun 2021
    AnnouncedStage
    Announced „Poland-based oil refiner PKN Orlen has unveiled its plans to build 250MW of electrolysis plants"
  6. Torpol zbuduje hub wodorowy dla Orlenu w Szczecinie. Kontrakt wart 75 mln zł netto ↗
    StockWatch.pl May 2026
    Stage
    Stage „Torpol Oil & Gas wybuduje hub wodorowy w Szczecinie dla Orlenu za 75 mln zł netto."