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Hydrogen and decarbonised gas markets package and hydrogen network planning Ruta Baltause
DG ENER
12 November 2024<br>
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2 The legislative process for the Package Timeline Key figures Units involved from DG ENER 6 Political agreement by the co-legislators Dec ‘23 REPowerEU and Emergency Regulations Mar ‘22 Commission Proposal for Hydrogen and Gas Markets Decarbonisation Package
(Regulation + Directive) Dec ‘21 Publication in the EU official Journal (EU) 2024/1788 & (EU) 2024/1789 Jun ‘24 Different Rapporteurs appointed by EP 2 Transposition for the Directive 2024/1788 5 Aug ’26<br>
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3 Rules for future hydrogen infrastructure Third-party access (TPA)
Equal access to all network assets (pipelines, storage facilities, terminals) for all interested parties
Measures to ensure independence and avoid conflicts of interest
Hydrogen transmission network operators (ENNOH)
Vertical unbundling and separate accounting
Transitional period & derogations
Until end of 2032, high-level principles
For geographically confined hydrogen networks, e.g. H2 Valleys (unbundling only)<br>
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4 Network plans are drawn-up on several levels to ensure relevant coverage and involvement of stakeholders Who? What? Frequency Distribution Level National Level European Level every 4 years every 2 years every 2 years Timeline Undefined 10 years 10 years Separate Plans for Electricity, Gas and Hydrogen Separate Plans for Electricity, Gas and Hydrogen1 Separate Plans for Electricity, Gas and Hydrogen1 Based on joint scenarios Based on joint scenarios Gas DSOs H2 DSOs Electricity DSOs Gas TSOs H2 TSOs Electricity TSOs ENNOH 1 MS may opt for a joint plan for gas and hydrogen Considering heating and cooling plans<br>
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5 The plans also account for the decommissioning and potential repurposing of natural gas pipelines Planning Process Overview Other (e.g. CO₂) Hydrogen Background
Repurposing existing gas pipeline only costs 10-35% compared to building a new hydrogen pipeline
Currently, length of H2 network is only 1% of gas network
The 2050 hydrogen backbone will, even in an ambitious scenario, be much shorter (max. 40,000km) than the existing gas grid (~200,000 km)
Majority of gas pipelines will not be repurposed to H2 2024 natural gas network 2050 hydrogen network Source: ENTSOG Source: Hydrogen Infrastructure Map<br>
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6 Trans-European energy infrastructure regulation<br>
