Feasibility Study Confirms Plans for SunsHyne Corridor

There are no technical or economic obstacles to the planned SunsHyne Corridor, according to a feasibility study commissioned by the gas transmission system operators involved in the project. As the central transport infrastructure for hydrogen imports from North Africa, the SunsHyne Corridor is intended to become a key pillar of the European hydrogen network, the Hydrogen Backbone.

The corridor is planned to run 3,400 kilometers from Sicily in southern Italy to Germany. Natural gas pipelines will be converted to transport hydrogen for approximately 85 percent of the infrastructure. Five gas transmission system operators are involved in the project: NET4GAS in the Czech Republic, Snam in Italy, Eustream in Slovakia, TAG in Austria, and OGE in Germany.

The SunsHyne Corridor is intended to connect hydrogen production centers in North Africa with regions, particularly in southern and northeastern Germany, where there is high demand for hydrogen. According to the Czech company NET4GAS, the corridor has a daily transport capacity of approximately 450 GWh, which corresponds to an annual transport capacity of approximately 5 million tons of hydrogen.

"The SunsHyne Corridor is a further step towards diversifying energy sources and strengthening energy security in the region," said NET4GAS CEO Michal Slabý. "With its implementation, this import corridor will complement other planned corridors, which are also an integral part of the European hydrogen backbone, and support the European market ramp-up for this raw material," Slabý continued.