Last updated 2025-07-02
The project promoters of the Nordic Baltic Hydrogen Corridor (NBHC) Finland’s Gasgrid vetyverkot Oy, Estonia’s Elering, Latvia’s Conexus Baltic Grid, Lithuania’s Amber Grid, Poland’s GAZ-SYSTEM, Germany’s ONTRAS Gastransport and the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) signed a grant agreement for the European Union (EU) financial support to the NBHC.
The grant agreement was signed on 1st of July 2025 by the countries developing the Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor project and the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA).
The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to building a resilient and sustainable energy future across the Baltic Sea region. The Corridor aims to support the development of clean hydrogen markets and integrate them into Europe’s future energy system.
The maximum grant amount of €6.8 million will support the NBHC feasibility phase. The co-financing from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for cross-border energy infrastructure projects under the Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) will allow NBHC project partners to conduct in-depth feasibility studies that examine the technical, economic, regulatory and environmental aspects of building a large-scale hydrogen pipeline network in the Baltic Sea region.
“The NBHC project will establish a robust hydrogen infrastructure that strengthens energy security, enables an interconnected European market, and fosters inland clean energy production to decarbonize industry. Together with our partners in the BEMIP framework, we have delivered value-generating results over the past 15 years — natural gas infrastructure projects that integrated the Baltic States and Finland into the common EU energy market and ensured security and interoperability. The NBHC will require consistent effort and strategic patience. While the task is challenging, we can draw confidence from our strong track record of collaboration — this vital CEF funding will foster project implementation and bring us to the tangible results.” - said Nemunas Biknius, head of the Lithuanian gas transmission system operator Amber Grid.
The NBHC represents a significant step towards building the European hydrogen backbone, a strategic vision for connecting hydrogen production and consumption across the continent. By supporting renewable hydrogen transmission, the corridor will enhance energy security, and accelerate Europe’s transition to a decarbonised economy.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
More about NBHC project: Nordic-Baltic Hydrogen Corridor
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More information:
Lina Rudzianskienė, l.rudzianskiene@ambergrid.lt
Dovilė Binkevičienė, d.binkeviciene@ambergrid.lt
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