Overview
- Enagás presented the Plan Conceptual de Participación Pública at the Port of Bilbao with Lehendakari Imanol Pradales, Energy Secretary Joan Groizard, Industry chief Mikel Jauregi and Enagás CEO Arturo Gonzalo in attendance.
- The Basque trunkline totals 163 km with roughly 50+ km in Bizkaia and about 30 km each in Álava and Gipuzkoa, including a 30 km stretch in Gipuzkoa from Elgeta to Leintz‑Gatzaga through seven Alto Deba municipalities.
- The plan foresees phased connections in Gipuzkoa and contemplates a later link via Irun, while design, environmental assessment, permitting and financing decisions are still to come.
- Enagás frames the project as part of a proposed 2,600 km national hydrogen network connecting to Europe via Aragón and Catalonia, positioning Euskadi as a key node for future flows.
- Reporting from El Diario Vasco notes an estimated €400 million regional investment and cites EU support and a 2030 horizon for wider deployment, which remain subject to planning and approvals.