On Friday 16 May, the European Commission shared its opinion on the statutory documents of the European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen (ENNOH), whose creation was set out in the gas package that came into force in 2024 (see EUROPE 13455/26, 13545/23).
Echoing an earlier opinion from the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) (see EUROPE 13490/22), the Commission’s opinion dated 4 April stresses the need to allow operators to start cooperating as soon as possible through this new structure “while ensuring a framework that complies with EU legislation”.
It notes, among other things, the need to amend the documents to ensure that all ENNOH members meet the eligibility criteria, and to clarify the rules for the participation of observers in the General Assembly, the Board and the working structures so that “these observers do not exert an undesirable influence on the decision-making process”.
Following publication of the ACER and Commission opinions, it is now up to the future hydrogen transmission network operators to adopt and publish the final statutory documents by early July.
From 1 January 2027, ENNOH will be responsible for helping to draw up the ten-year network development plan for hydrogen, taking over this task from the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG).
To see the Commission’s opinion: https://aeur.eu/f/gwa (Original version in French by Pauline Denys)