EU NEIGHBOURS. Georgia has recently requested assistance from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to explore the country’s potential for producing green hydrogen.
Generating green hydrogen requires only water and renewable energy (solar, wind or hydro). It can be blended and transported to end users through existing gas pipelines to produce cheap and clean hydropower, making up 75–80% of its domestic energy mix. This new initiative can contribute to meeting the EU’s goal of zero emissions by 2050.
The EBRD has agreed to provide technical support to assess the investment requirements in Georgia for green hydrogen generation, as well as to upgrade existing assets for transporting blended hydrogen to end users.
“Georgia is making a very timely move in terms of utilising its hydro potential and future-proofing its gas infrastructure to accept low carbon fuels. We are pleased to support them with these first steps,” said Aida Sitdikova, director and head of Energy Eurasia in the EBRD’s Sustainable Infrastructure Group.
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