GAZ-SYSTEM Authorised for Natural Gas and Hydrogen Transmission

In the said decision, the President of the Energy Regulatory Office emphasised that owing to the derogation GAZ-SYSTEM will be able to provide appropriate technical and financial resources to enable the construction and maintenance of hydrogen transmission infrastructure. Acting as a single, reliable and recognized operator on the European market, GAZ-SYSTEM is also in a better position to effectively cooperate within the European Union and with foreign partners, both in terms of implementing common market rules for the development and financing of hydrogen infrastructure, its construction and expansion based on the EU legal framework, and the subsequent provision of hydrogen transmission services. 

Granting a derogation to GAZ-SYSTEM will also enable the effective implementation of decarbonisation and energy transition policies in Poland and consequently will support sustainable development by implementing the objectives set out in the national energy policy. 

The derogation is intended to create conditions fostering the development of the hydrogen market, especially in its initial phase, which along with the ongoing diversification of energy carriers, is expected to increase the country’s energy security and create favourable conditions for its sustainable development, as well as accelerate the process and reduce the costs of launching the hydrogen transmission network in Poland.