LISBON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Portugal’s Galp Energia anticipates to begin producing biodiesel and biojet fuel from waste in an industrial-scale unit it is building at its Sines refinery in 2026, the company, which is primarily an oil producer and refiner, stated on Thursday.

In 2015 Galp entered into a 75%-25% joint endeavor with Japan’s Mitsui to invest 400 million euros ($415 million) in the Hydrogenated Grease (HVO) plant, which will have a production capacity of 270,000 metric tons annually.

It will transform waste products, such as used cooking oils, into renewable biodiesel and biojet fuel, likewise referred to as sustainable air travel fuel (SAF), utilizing green hydrogen produced by an electrolyser powered by wind or solar energy.

Galp said in a it received on Wednesday the three reactors to process biofuels, which will allow the HVO unit to “produce SAF and biodiesel in 2026 … placing Galp at the leading edge of developing low-carbon services essential for the energy shift”.

Galp is likewise investing 250 million euros in a 100 megawatt (MW) electrolyser unit to produce green hydrogen to power the refinery in Sines. ($1 = 0.9637 euros) (Reporting by Sergio Goncalves