TotalEnergies, EREN, VERBUND collab on green hydrogen project in Tunisia

TotalEnergies and EREN Groupe, in collaboration with VERBUND, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tunisia to explore the development of a major green hydrogen project called “H2 Notos” for export to Central Europe via pipelines, as announced on Wednesday.

The project aims to generate green hydrogen using electrolysers powered by large onshore wind and solar installations supplied with desalinated sea water. Initial estimates suggest an annual production capacity of 200,000 tonnes of green hydrogen, with the potential to increase to one million tonnes per year in South Tunisia.

This initiative will gain access to the European market through the “SoutH2 Corridor,” a hydrogen pipeline project linking North Africa to Italy, Austria, and Germany, expected to be operational by 2030.

TE H2 and VERBUND will spearhead the project’s development, financing, construction, and operation, overseeing the entire process from green electricity generation to hydrogen production. Additionally, VERBUND will manage the transportation of the produced hydrogen to Central Europe.