HY-FEN hydrogen transport pipeline France Germany, Digi Mart USA News: NaTran, France’s main gas transport operator, presented its HY-FEN project on Tuesday. The project aims to build a hydrogen transport infrastructure running from southern France to the German border.
The initiative is intended to carry renewable and low-carbon hydrogen to industrial basins located along its route. The project also aims to address the decarbonization needs of industry and the energy transition of local territories.
According to the source, construction is expected to begin around 2030, with commissioning targeted for 2032. The plan calls for an approximately 800-kilometer steel pipeline linking the Bouches-du-Rhône department to Erching in Moselle, at the German border.
HY-FEN is currently undergoing a preliminary public consultation, open until December 20, 2026. Organized under the auspices of the CNDP (National Commission for Public Debate), the consultation is meant to let stakeholders express their views on the project’s merits, characteristics and impacts.
A press briefing is scheduled in Dijon to present the project’s stakes for the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. A public meeting on regional economic development and the role of the hydrogen network in the industrial ecosystem is also planned.
