Delta Rhine Corridor project procedure preparations started
The Delta Rhine Corridor will focus on the construction of pipelines for hydrogen and CO2. Minister Sophie Hermans of the Ministry of Climate and Green Growth announced this in a parliamentary letter on 5 December 2024.
With the change in the scope of the Delta Rhine Corridor (DRC), there has also been a new division in the DRC for the project procedures: DRC West and DRC East. DRC West is the route for CO₂ and hydrogen from the Maasvlakte to Boxtel. DRC East is the route for CO₂ from Boxtel to the border crossing with Germany near Venlo. In order to build the pipelines in the Delta Rhine Corridor as soon as possible, the project procedure for DRC West will be started first.
DRC West: pipelines for hydrogen and CO2
The hydrogen pipeline through in DRC West will be constructed between Rotterdam and Boxtel, via Moerdijk. At Moerdijk, the hydrogen pipeline connects to Waterstofnetwerk Zuidwest-Nederland, which runs through North Brabant and Zeeland to the Belgian border. At Boxtel, the hydrogen pipeline connects to Hydrogen Network East Netherlands, also creating a connection to Germany and to Limburg. The DRC West hydrogen pipeline is expected to be constructed between 2031 and 2032.
DRC East
DRC East is only about the construction of a CO2 pipeline from Boxtel to the border near Venlo. A separate project procedure will be launched for this. It will become clear before the summer when the procedure for DRC East will start. This pipeline from Boxtel to Venlo is expected to be built in 2032 and 2033. This will also create a connection to Germany.
Preparations for project procedure
Currently, the project team has started preparations for the next step of the project procedure for DRC West. The expected publication of this step, an amended Intention and Proposal for Participation at the same time as the draft Scope and Detail Statement, is after the summer this year.
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