Lithuanian transmission system operator (TSO) Amber Grid plans to invest around €1.2bn ($1.35bn) in hydrogen pipeline networks over the next decade.
The funding, part of its new 10-year development plan, would dwarf intended investment in the natural gas system of €438.1m ($493.4m).
In collaboration with electricity operator Litgrid, the TSO has prepared joint planning of electricity, hydrogen, and gas networks. Specific hydrogen pipeline projects were not detailed.
Amber Grid claimed that by 2035 green hydrogen production in Lithuania could reach up to 10.68TWh, while the planned Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor could link it with five other countries in the region.
The country’s production capacity, however, currently remains relatively minimal.
The capital city Vilnius’s “first publicly available” hydrogen refuelling station completed construction last month. The nation’s first production site, a 2.25MW refuelling station at the Port of Klaipéda, was only opened in June.
Amber Grid also committed to the European Hydrogen backbone in 2022, at the time joining 29 other gas and energy operators.
The potential hydrogen network build-out could link Lithuanian hydrogen production and consumption with both the Nordic region and the broader backbone intended to span the bloc.
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