2024.12.11 - Pre-ENNOH gathers 37 entities from 26 EU Members States
Management Structure
A voluntary cooperative structure to develop the required preparatory works ahead of ENNOH’s legal establishment.
On 11 December, the future EU hydrogen transmission network operators (HTNOs) have jointly agreed to establish a temporary, voluntary cooperation and elect a management structure to steer activities during 2025. Labeled as Pre-ENNOH, this initiative will develop preparatory works needed for ENNOH (the European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen) to fulfill the regulatory tasks allocated by the Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Market Package in 2025 and 2026. Pre-ENNOH content and activities would be assumed by ENNOH once this last one is legally established, most likely in Q4 2025.
The future HTNOs will work according to the draft statutory documents that they submitted to ACER and the European Commission on 30 August 2024, as obligated by the Regulation (EU) 2024/17892. A management structure has been appointed to steer the work in the following months.
To view the profiles of the management team please go here.
President
Christoph von dem Bussche (GASCADE)
Director
Abel Enríquez
Board members
Gaetano Mazzitelli [VP] (Snam) |
Nicolas Peugniez [VP] (GRTgaz) |
Szabolcs Ferencz [VP] (FGSZ) |
Sara Kärki [VP] (Gasgrid vetyverkot) |
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Agnieszka Ozga (GAZ-SYSTEM) |
Andra Vlahbei (Transgaz) |
Arno Büx (Fluxys Hydrogen) |
Björn Santana Arvidsson (Nordion Energi H2) |
Detlef Brüggemeyer (Open Grid Europe) |
Edwina Nyhan (Gas Networks Ireland) |
Helmi Botter (Gasunie – HyNetwork Services) |
Luis Ignacio Parada (Enagás Infraestructuras de Hidrógeno) |
Michal Slabý (NET4GAS) |
Michael Thomadakis (DESFA) |
Pedro Furtado (REN Gás) |
Rastislav Ňukovič (eustream) |
2024.01 - 2024.11
Foundational Process
On 23 January 2024, 36 infrastructure operators met for the first time to discuss the ENNOH statutes and kick-off the ENNOH foundational process. These operators are Hydrogen PCI project promoters, European Hydrogen Backbone initiative members, and other designated operators. Two Member States (MT, CY) joined later. All future HTNOs are welcome to join the foundation process. The operators are currently working to successfully set up ENNOH whilst meeting the deadlines and obligations set in the H2/Decarbonised Gas Regulation, ensuring a transparent, inclusive and open process.
ENNOH shall consist of Hydrogen Transmission Network Operators or, in those Member States where HTNOs are not present yet, by an entity designated by the Member States
Members and Statutes Process
Within four months of receipt of the above-listed drafts referred, ACER shall, after consulting the organisations representing all stakeholders, provide an opinion to the Commission on those drafts. The Commission shall issue an opinion on the drafts, taking into account ACER’s opinion, within three months of the date of receipt of that opinion. Within three months of receiving the Commission’s favourable opinion, the (future) HTNOs shall adopt and publish the ENNOH's statutes, list of members, and rules of procedure.
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