Enagás opens gas grid to 35

Enagás completed Spain’s first hydrogen-injection capacity allocation, granting regulated gas-grid access to 35 renewable-hydrogen projects on April 28, 2026. (hydrogeneurope.eu) The process allocated 12.64 GWh per day of hydrogen-blending rights across the 35 winners, representing roughly 900 MW of electrolyser capacity. (hydrogeneurope.eu) (eleconomista.es) Enagás said the call drew 285 applications, capped the initial injection at 2% hydrogen by volume for safe operation, and gave each selected project a maximum two-year window to start operations. (eleconomista.es) (hydrogeneurope.eu) The 35 projects together account for about 0.9 GW of electrolysers and represent 7.4% of the target set for this first development phase under Spain’s National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC). (eleconomista.es) (hydrogeneurope.eu) Enagás is simultaneously advancing a proposed hydrogen backbone — a planned 2,600 km network across 13 autonomous communities — and has signalled multi‑billion‑euro investments into renewable hydrogen infrastructure through its strategic plan. (pipeline-journal.net) (enagas.es) Supply-chain context: European electrolyser manufacturing capacity reached about 13.1 GW/year in 2025 and is projected at roughly 13.9 GW/year for 2026, a metric relevant to whether announced electrolyser projects can be delivered on schedule. (observatory.clean-hydrogen.europa.eu) Industry analysts note most announced electrolyser projects remain in early planning — studies show about 86% are not yet past planning and only around 1% are in construction — which could complicate timelines for the newly awarded Spanish projects. (hydrogeninsight.com) Next steps: winners have a two‑year commissioning window to bring electrolysers online and qualify for the blending slots, while Enagás continues public participation and engineering work for the backbone with a target FID window for major trunk projects around 2027. (eleconomista.es) (pipeline-journal.net)