Participation in projects
- Internal hydrogen infrastructure in Greece towards the Bulgarian border (EU Project of Common Interest)
The project consists of a new hydrogen pipeline with a length of approximately 570 km and its purpose is to transport pure hydrogen mainly from the southern part of Greece, to the interconnection point with Bulgaria. The project is the Greek part of a planned cross-border hydrogen network between Greece and Bulgaria with the aim of creating the first hydrogen interconnection point between the two countries.
For more information about the DESFA hydrogen pipeline and the European Hydrogen Framework, you can click here. - Construction of new projects with specifications for hydrogen
DESFA is investing in the future role of its new infrastructures, developed to secure and diversify sources of supply in Greece and South-Eastern Europe, which are designed and built to the specifications required to transport up to 100% hydrogen. Examples of such projects are the Western Macedonia pipeline and the connecting pipeline with North Macedonia. - Technical assessment of the Natural Gas Transmission System for blending
DESFA, aiming to determine the necessary investments and operational requirements for the possibility of transferring quantities of hydrogen from the natural gas network, is preparing several technical studies for the precise determination of the costs and the necessary schedule for adjusting the transmission system to receive blending.
Participation in working groups and initiatives
DESFA participates:
- In the European Hydrogen Backbone, an initiative of 33 European energy infrastructure companies, which aims to accelerate Europe’s decarbonisation path by defining the critical role of hydrogen infrastructure — based on existing and new pipelines — in developing a competitive, liquid, pan-European renewable and low-carbon hydrogen market. The initiative seeks to promote market competition, security of supply, security of demand and cross-border cooperation between European countries and their neighbours.
- In the South-Eastern European Hydrogen Corridor (SEEHyC), an initiative of seven European Gas TSOs (DESFA, Bulgartransgaz, Transgaz, FGSZ, Eustream, NET4GAS and OGE) with a vision to ensure a green supply of hydrogen in South East and Central Europe. The companies are investigating the technical and economic parameters of the corridor to interconnect green hydrogen production units in Greece and Bulgaria via Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic with demand centers in Germany and central Europe.
- In Gas for Climate, an initiative of 11 European gas transmission system operators, supporting a smart combination of electricity and renewable gases in an integrated energy system to achieve an affordable transition to climate neutrality. Transport infrastructure for these is important today and will continue to be important in 2050 and beyond, with the shift to renewable and low-carbon gases to meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius.
- In the Transmission & Distribution Roundtable (as one of the three chairing companies) of the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance (ECH2A), a European Commission initiative that brings together industry, public authorities, civil society and other stakeholders bodies, with the aim of promoting investments and stimulating the production and use of clean hydrogen