BarMar Hydrogen Infrastructure: Connecting Spain and France for European Green Hydrogen Corridor
Key Ideas
- Transmission system operators Enagás, GRTgaz, and Teréga sign a joint development agreement for the BarMar hydrogen infrastructure, a key part of the H2Med project.
- Enagás, GRTgaz, and Teréga will collaborate on feasibility studies, shareholding percentages, and governance structure for the project.
- The BarMar project, along with CelZa, aims to establish the first major European hydrogen corridor, connecting Iberian Peninsula to France, Germany, and North-West Europe by 2030.
- The €2.5 billion H2Med project, supported by the European Commission, progresses with contracts for engineering and environmental studies in March 2024.
Transmission system operators Enagás, GRTgaz, and Teréga, along with OGE, have signed a joint development agreement for the BarMar hydrogen infrastructure. The agreement outlines collaboration on feasibility studies, investment decisions, and the establishment of a Special Project Vehicle. Enagás will hold 50% of the share, with GRTgaz and Teréga holding 33.3% and 16.7% respectively, for the Spanish and French parts of the project each. The BarMar project, part of the larger H2Med initiative, aims to connect hydrogen networks across Europe by 2030.
The H2Med project, including BarMar and CelZa, seeks to create a major hydrogen corridor encompassing the Iberian Peninsula to North-West Europe. This €2.5 billion project, launched in 2022, has received support from the European Commission as a Project of Common Interest. The recent progress includes awarding contracts for preliminary engineering and environmental impact studies in March 2024, signifying advancement towards the project's goals of supplying renewable hydrogen to Europe by 2030.