EnBW intends to invest around €1bn ($1.08bn) in establishing and expanding a national hydrogen core network (HCN) in Germany, which is expected to be completed by 2032.
As part of a joint application by the German transmission system operators, EnBW subsidiaries, terranets bw and VNG/ONTRAS Gastransport, submitted concrete commitments for pipeline projects to the Federal Network Agency and are now awaiting approval.
The 9,700km HCN was approved by the European Commission last month (June), greenlighting Germany’s plans to spend €3bn ($3.2bn) on supporting its construction. 60% of the network will be converted natural gas pipelines and the remaining 3,880km is set to be new dedicated hydrogen pipelines.
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