Enagás is part of the group of European companies working to establish ENNOH (European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen), the future European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen.
Luis Parada, Director of EU Energy Policy and Regulation at Enagás, represented the company in the plenary meetings of this process. The company also played a key role from the outset through Abel Enríquez, Enagás’ EU Affairs & Organisations Manager, who was part of the team that coordinated the preparatory work that was subsequently validated in the plenary sessions.
The 37 companies responsible for setting up this body, in line with the objectives of the Decarbonised Gas and Hydrogen Markets Package, reached, an agreement last June on the general principles that will define ENNOH’s statutes and rules of procedure. Company representatives handed over documents to Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson at a meeting in Brussels, marking a significant step forward in shaping Europe’s energy future.
The agreement is the result of months of joint work and negotiations between the future Hydrogen Transmission Network Operators (HTNOs). It establishes that Spain will have a permanent seat on the Board of Directors, which will be held by Enagás as long as it is the main operator of the Spanish hydrogen transmission network.
ENNOH will function as a body similar to ENTSOG (European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas) and ENTSOE (European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity) and will bring together future hydrogen transmission system operators in the European Union. Its aim will be to promote the development of safe, efficient and sustainable trans-European hydrogen transmission networks to move hydrogen from production to consumption sites, thus responding to the needs of the European hydrogen market.
Next steps
The work on the setting up of ENNOH is now focused on finalising the content to be transferred to the statutes and internal rules, in particular at a technical level and with legal advice. The final versions will be sent to ACER, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, and the European Commission by 1 September.
