Czech Hydrogen Backbone WEST
The goal of the Czech Hydrogen Backbone WEST project is to connect the Czech hydrogen transmission network with the German hydrogen core network and to transport hydrogen from the regions of northern Germany, Scandinavia, and the Baltic Sea to the Czech Republic and further to southern Germany. In the Czech territory, it is planned to use one of the pipelines of the western branch of the existing gas infrastructure, with a total length of approximately 163 km, for the transmission of 100% hydrogen. The project forms part of the international hydrogen corridor called the Czech-German Hydrogen Interconnector (CGHI). It will have two cross-border points with Germany, the northern border point Deutschneudorf and the southern end Waidhaus, both being bi-directional. This hydrogen corridor, including the Czech section, is included in the first hydrogen List of Projects of Common Interest and Projects of Mutual Interest (PCI/PMI) adopted in 2023. The Czech section of the corridor is listed under number 10.2.1 - Internal hydrogen infrastructure in Czechia towards Germany. Given the advanced stage of preparatory work on the project, NET4GAS has also nominated this project for the second hydrogen PCI/PMI list.
This project, together with the Czech Hydrogen Backbone NORTH project, is also part of three other European hydrogen initiatives. These are the Central European Hydrogen Corridor (CEHC), the South East European Hydrogen Corridor (SEEHyC), and the SunsHyne Corridor. They are bi-directional corridors enabling the transmission of renewable hydrogen to the Central and Eastern European region, including the Czech Republic, from areas with a high supply potential of this type of gas. These areas include Ukraine (CEHC), South-Eastern Europe (SEEHyC), and North Africa (SunsHyne).
In addition to hydrogen transit through the Czech Republic, the Czech Hydrogen Backbone WEST project will enable the supply of demand clusters in the Czech Republic along this hydrogen infrastructure, especially the expected hydrogen cluster in Northern Bohemia.
More information about the corridors is available at:
The project forms part of the corridor named Czech-German Hydrogen Interconnector:
Project on the Czech territory:
