The Colruyt group, through its subsidiary Vyria Energy, has signed a contract with the French company Atawey for the construction of three new hydrogen stations in Belgium. The locations of these three stations have not yet been announced.
This new investment by the Colruyt Group in the hydrogen ecosystem comes at a time when, on the one hand, truck manufacturers committed to hydrogen are starting to specify the date of commercialization of their hydrogen trucks (see in particular Volvo Trucks’ recent announcement on this matter), but on the other hand, energy producers are postponing their investments in the production of green hydrogen. The explanation for Colruyt’s perseverance may lie in the objectives that Belgium must achieve in the context of the European AFIR regulation, as a certain number of hydrogen stations must be operational both in Belgium and in the other Member States.
It would therefore be logical that the three new petrol stations would be installed along the major transport axes. They will have a total distribution capacity of more than 7 tons per day and are therefore intended for heavy transport. They should be operational by the end of 2027.
