ENTSOG facilitates gas grids’ constructive role in the energy transition, including the repurposing of the gas grids for the transport of renewable and low carbon gases. The necessary activities will be undertaken, as required by Directive (EU) 2024/1788 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1789 (Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Markets package). This legislation aims to decarbonise gas markets, promote hydrogen and biomethane integration in the gas infrastructure and reduce methane emissions.
ENTSOG will continue dialogue with relevant stakeholders from the hydrogen, electricity, CO2 and natural gas value chains, as well as storage and LNG system and ports operators, DSOs and hard-to-decarbonise off-takers, among others.
ENTSOG will continue to engage with stakeholders in the following fora:
For further information please contact:
Roberto Francia - Regulatory Affairs Manager
The development of the ENTSOG and ENNOH report outlining the criteria required for repurposing natural gas infrastructure was initiated by the conclusions of the 10th Energy Infrastructure Forum in Copenhagen in June 2024, with finalisation of the report based on the conclusions of the Forum in June 2025.
Joint report on Criteria for Natural Gas Infrastructure Repurposing
Following the publication of the EU Competitiveness Compass by the European Commission, ENTSOG publishes its "Decarbonising European Industry: Enhancing Competitiveness, Ensuring Affordable Energy Prices," paper, which provides a set of recommendations for the forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal.
The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance published its ‘Learnbook on Implementation of Hydrogen Supply Corridors’, which describes how the six identified hydrogen supply corridors will be created by 2030 through projects, most of which are already in the 1st PCI/PMI list published, based on the revised TEN-E Regulation.
The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance published its ‘Learnbook on Financing of Hydrogen Infrastructure’, which is intended to illustrate perspectives on the possibilities for hydrogen infrastructure financings, including informing on the availability of current financing sources and exploring further options that could be established. Possible financing obstacles and how to tackle the most pressing challenges are also addressed.
The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance published its Learnbook on Hydrogen imports, which is intended to serve as an overview document and reference point for discussions on hydrogen imports. To reach the European ambitions hydrogen imports to the EU are needed. Different import options are possible – each with specific benefits and challenges. The Learnbook provides insights into the different import options and on tackling the most pressing challenges.
ENTSOG, as facilitator of the Roundtable, was engaged in preparing the ‘Learnbook on Hydrogen Supply corridor’. The Learnbook was developed based on the mandate from Roundtable CEOs and provides industry expertise and knowledge on the potential development of the six potential hydrogen import corridors as visualised in the REPowerEU Action Plan. The report was presented at a CEO meeting held on 4 April at the premises of Port of Antwerp-Bruges.
In December 2022, ENTSOG along with GIE, Eurogas, CEDEC, GD4S, and GEODE, and in cooperation with European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB), launched the first edition of the 'Hydrogen Infrastructure Map'. Hear more about the objectives and benefits of this map from Patricia Orglerova, as she speaks with James Kneebone of the Florence School of Regulation.
Six industry associations for gas distribution, transmission, import and storage, in cooperation with European Hydrogen Backbone Initiative, have launched a website visualising hydrogen projects in an interactive map. This map was developed using bottom-up collection of data for relevant infrastructure projects, including those for demand and production, and presents the projects in 2030, 2040 and 2050.
Presentation of map at ENTSOG conference 2022
"Vision of the future: European hydrogen infrastructure map" - Politico article
After ENTSOG's Annual Conference 2022, Director for Strategy, Policy and Communication - Sara Piskor - had the opportunity to sit and discuss some of the challenges and opportunities for the gas infrastructure with key stakeholders. Links for each of the five recordings are below.
'ENTSOG Talks' with Klaus-Dieter Borchardt (Baker McKenzie) and Bart Jan Hoevers (ENTSOG).
'ENTSOG Talks' with Wayne-Daniel Kern, Bosch.
'ENTSOG Talks' with Federica Sabbati, EHI.
'ENTSOG Talks' with Dennis Hesseling (ACER), Ivan Pineda (WindEurope) and Hendrik Pollex (ENTSOG).
'ENTSOG Talks' with Jacques Vandermeiren (Port of Antwerp Bruges).
On16 December 2022, ENTSOG hosted their annual conference ‘In The Pipeline: Secure Winter, Sustainable Future’ in hybrid format, with online participants and attendees at the ENTSOG office joining the discussions. Security of supply and the gas grids’ readiness for hydrogen were discussed by participants.