Spain moves first four hydrogen pipeline sections into approval process
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that Spain’s government is processing authorization for the first four segments of Enagás’ national hydrogen backbone — 234 km of pipeline and $428 million in investment — fast-tracked via emergency procedure to serve the Onuba, Catalina, and Petronor green hydrogen projects, which together represent 900 MW of electrolysis and $780 million in PRTR public aid.
The move marks the first concrete construction step in a 2,600 km, $2.91 billion national hydrogen transport network that Enagás has been engineering and permitting since 2022 — the domestic backbone that would feed the European H2Med corridor to France and Portugal, according to the report.
The pipelines — 234 km in total across Andalusia, Aragon, and the Basque Country — will be processed on an emergency track that halves ordinary administrative timelines. Each segment still requires a full environmental impact assessment and public hearing before construction can begin. Once permits are secured, construction is estimated to take between eight and twelve months per segment, the report added.
Category: Hydrogen
