Gasunie and Fluxys sign deal to interconnect Dutch and Belgian hydrogen infrastructure
Dutch Gasunie subsidiary Hynetwork and its Belgian counterpart Fluxys hydrogen have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) for a cross-border hydrogen connection between the Netherlands and Belgium.
Where possible, this connection will be developed using existing natural gas pipelines that have been repurposed for hydrogen transmission. The two companies aim to complete this connection by around 2030.
The border point near Zandvliet, between the Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian province of Antwerp, is being considered as the first strategic bidirectional node connecting key import and production sites to industrial clusters, including the North Sea Port and the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and the ports of Antwerp and Ghent in Belgium. This connection will help realise the ambition to create an integrated, open and accessible hydrogen transmission network in north-western Europe to bolster energy independence and decarbonise industry. The agreement also allows scope to develop additional border points.
Read the full news article on the Gasunie website.
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