By Giulia Petroni

OMV AG and Kommunalkredit Austria AG will jointly invest a total of around 25 million euros ($30.3 million) to build an electrolysis plant in the Schwechat refinery in Austria.

The Austrian energy company said Monday that the plant is expected to produce up to 1,500 metric tons of so-called green hydrogen--hydrogen from renewable sources--a year. It is set to go live in the second half of 2023.

Kommunalkredit Austria is a specialist bank for infrastructure and energy financing.

Write to Giulia Petroni at giulia.petroni@wsj.com

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