{"id":8525,"date":"2025-11-11T12:51:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodnewenergy.enagas.es\/uncategorized\/how-the-basque-country-is-building-its-renewable-hydrogen-ecosystem\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T13:03:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:03:02","slug":"hidrogeno-renovable-pais-vasco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodnewenergy.enagas.es\/en\/innovative\/hidrogeno-renovable-pais-vasco\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Basque Country is building its renewable hydrogen ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Euskadi\u2019s energy revolution is taking shape. Continuing the series in our blog on the evolution of the renewable hydrogen<\/strong> ecosystem in the different autonomous communities around the country, having studied the cases of Andalusia<\/a>, Extremadura<\/a> and Castilla-La Mancha,<\/a> we\u2019ve analysed the main lines of action and the projects in the field of renewable hydrogen throughout the region.<\/p>\n

The Basque government has been laying the groundwork for this change for a number of years. The aim of its Basque Hydrogen Strategy<\/strong>, promoted by the EVE (Basque Energy Board) and submitted in 2021, was to turn\u00a0the Basque Country<\/strong> into a benchmark for the production and use of renewable hydrogen in southern Europe. The proposal involved securing 300 MW of installed electrolysis capacity by 2030, with 100% of the hydrogen produced from renewable and low-carbon sources.<\/p>\n

Renewable hydrogen gains prominence in the Basque energy mix <\/strong><\/h2>\n

In 2025, this momentum has taken shape in the Deskarboniza 2025 <\/strong>plan, a programme endowed with 400 million euros with which the Basque Executive wishes to mobilise over 1,200 million euros of private investment. Its goals are to accelerate the decarbonisation of industry, reduce dependence on fossil fuels and place the Basque Country at the forefront of renewable energy, with an energy mix that combines electrification with clean technologies such as green hydrogen.<\/p>\n

The intention is to assign 60 million euros to energy self-consumption, with the aim of tripling the current installed capacity to 450 MW within four years, and 100 million euros to industrial decarbonisation projects. 100 million euros in zero-interest loans will be added for energy efficiency and renewable energies, as well as specific lines of credit for sustainable mobility<\/a>, energy audits and the circular economy.<\/p>\n

Deskarboniza 2025 is a programme with which the Basque Country wishes to mobilise over 1,200 million euros of private investment<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A corridor to place Euskadi at the forefront of renewable hydrogen<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Another component of the Basque Country\u2019s commitment to renewable hydrogen is the BH2C<\/strong>, the Basque Hydrogen Corridor<\/strong>, a public-private partnership which is seeking to turn the region into one of the major European hubs for the production and use of renewable hydrogen.<\/p>\n

The project came into being in 2021 with the aim of building a comprehensive hydrogen ecosystem capable of decarbonising the main economic sectors (energy, industry, transport and residential uses) and, at the same time, generating a new technological and industrial fabric based on this clean energy source.<\/p>\n

The origin of the corridor lies in Petronor and Repsol, the firms that are leading the initiative, together with a large group of 72 organisations<\/strong>, including institutions, technology centres and private companies. Behind it is a planned investment totalling over 900 million euros until 2030 which is geared towards deploying infrastructures, production plants and application projects across the region. The roadmap envisages the generation of over 1,300 direct jobs and about 6,700 indirect jobs.<\/p>\n

The ultimate goal is to produce 21,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen each year<\/strong>, preventing the emission of around 200,000 tonnes of CO\u2082 in the process.<\/p>\n

The Basque Hydrogen Corridor is a public-private partnership which is seeking to turn Euskadi into one of the major European hubs for the production and use of renewable hydrogen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A collaborative network linking over 70 organisations<\/strong><\/h3>\n

One of the keys to the BH2C is its governance model based on cooperation. Major players in the energy and industrial ecosystem are involved: Repsol, Nortegas, Enag\u00e1s, Enag\u00e1s Renovable, Sener, Basquenergy Cluster, Auto-Juntas, Garbiker, the Mubil Foundation and so on. They\u2019ve been joined by 14 technology and knowledge centres, including Tecnalia, Ikerlan and CIC Energigune, together with business associations and local and regional public administrations.<\/p>\n

Which renewable hydrogen projects are being promoted in the Basque Country?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We list the main renewable hydrogen projects that are underway in the Basque Country below.<\/p>\n