Pernambuco will receive the first e-methanol production industry in Brazil. The installation of the project was discussed in a meeting, this Friday (12), at Palácio do Campo das Princesas, between the acting governor Priscila Krause and a group of executives from European Energy, a Danish company established in Brazil in the clean energy sector. . The State Government announced that the installation of the e-methanol production industry will be carried out in an area of ten hectares within the Suape Industrial Complex, on the South Coast of the State. For the project, the company is contributing an investment of R$2 billion.
According to Priscila Krause, this is an initiative that dialogues with the development of a clean economy, which has been a priority for the State. “Once again, Pernambuco takes the lead by attracting the installation of a pioneering renewable energy project in the country. This strengthens the work that has been done by our team, inserting the State in this moment of energy transition so that we can have our production with as much decarbonization as possible”, highlighted the acting governor.
The Secretary of Economic Development of Pernambuco, Guilherme Cavalcanti, explained that the arrival of this venture is another important step that the State is taking in the transition towards green hydrogen and other technologies that will come in the future. “One of the priorities of the Raquel Lyra government is to attract investments that can plant seeds today, to be harvested in the future of the energy transition. This is a great gain for our State”, celebrated the portfolio holder.
E-methanol is a product generated through the combination of green hydrogen, obtained from renewable sources, such as solar and wind, and carbon dioxide of biogenic origin. It is a low-carbon fuel with applications in industrial processes or used as a fuel, especially in maritime transport.
The state government plans to start operations in July 2026. “The openness that the State Government is making so that we can be successful is fundamental. This way, we will be able to generate jobs and improvements, even in the level of complexity of the products that Suape will export”, concluded the executive director of European Energy in Brazil, Marcos Vinicius Cerruti. The global value of the contract to lease the area is R$33 million over a period of 25 years.
In Suape, the project follows the model of the plant already under construction in Denmark. “We see a lot of potential for this green hydrogen industry and its derivatives. It is a combination of different factors and Pernambuco meets all the necessary conditions for this industry to really take off here”, stated the European Energy project manager in Brazil, Alexandre Groszmann.