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

In 2015 Galp participated in a 75%-25% joint venture with Japan's Mitsui to invest 400 million euros ($415 million) in the Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) plant, which will have a production capability of 270,000 metric heaps annually.

It will change waste products, such as used cooking oils, into renewable biodiesel and biojet fuel, also called sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), utilizing green hydrogen produced by an electrolyser powered by wind or solar power.

Galp stated in a statement it received on Wednesday the 3 reactors to process biofuels, which will permit the HVO unit to "produce SAF and biodiesel in 2026 ... placing Galp at the leading edge of developing low-carbon options 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;-RRB-