Spain’s gas transmission operator Enagás has launched a public consultation over its plans to build a 2,600 km-long high-pressure hydrogen pipeline network, connecting 13 autonomous communities and more than 550 municipalities across Spain. Additionally, it will integrate with the cross-border transmission pipeline H2Med corridor, establishing direct links with Portugal and France and become part of the European Hydrogen Backbone.
A significant portion of the proposed grid will utilise repurposed existing high-pressure gas pipelines. It is expected to be operational by 2030.
The project follows the KernNetz in Germany, a 10,000 km-long hydrogen transmission pipeline network announced last year, and shows the increasing role that hydrogen plays in planning the energy transition away from fossil fuels. However, planning the transmission grids is only half the story – recent Ready4H2 research showed that around half the hydrogen demand in all sectors will require the use of gas distribution grids to reach the customer at the end of the line.
