Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor - Call for Interest

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The Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor (NBHC) has launched a Call for Interest procedure (Open Season procedure). The initiative aims to collect data on the production, consumption, storage, distribution and cross-border transmission of hydrogen across Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany.

- GAZ-SYSTEM is involved in the development of the Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor. This initiative will facilitate the reduction of Europe's dependence on imported fossil fuels, accelerate the process of decarbonisation of industry, and support investment in renewable and hydrogen technologies. Cooperation between the countries participating in the project bolsters regional integration and market competitiveness, said Sławomir Hinc, President of GAZ-SYSTEM Management Board.

The Open Season procedure is non-binding and aims to gather information from hydrogen producers and consumers, operators of distribution and storage systems, as well as shippers. The data obtained under the ongoing Call for Interest will be applied to the development of technical and commercial solutions and will serve as a basis for further discussions with market participants and ultimately for the signing of non-binding letters of intent.

The questionnaire is available here until 31 March 2026. Once the Open Season is complete, selected respondents will be invited to more thorough discussions in order to tailor the course of project development to the declared needs of market participants.

More information is available at: NBHC is a joint initiative of six Transmission System Operators: Gasgrid (Finland), Elering (Estonia), Conexus Baltic Grid (Latvia), Amber Grid (Lithuania), GAZ-SYSTEM (Poland) and ONTRAS (Germany). The project was granted a status of a Project of Common Interest (PCI) and co-financing amounting to EUR 6.8 million under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the feasibility study phase.

The NBHC project will cover approximately 2,500 kilometres of transmission pipeline network supplying approx. 2.7 million tonnes of hydrogen annually by 2040. Based on the analyses carried out to date, the commencement of commercial operation is planned in 2033. The project has also been included in the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP).