Commission approves up to €6.9 billion of State aid for “IPCEI Hy2Infra”

The Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a third Important Project of Common European Interest (‘IPCEI’) to support hydrogen infrastructure.

“IPCEI Hy2Infra” was jointly prepared and notified by seven Member States: France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and Slovakia.

As part of this IPCEI, 32 companies with activities in one or more Member States, including small and medium-sized enterprises (‘SMEs’), will participate in 33 projects.

A detailed description of Hy2Infra and an overview of all participating projects will be published on this website shortly.

More information can be found in this Statement by Executive Vice-President Vestager” and in this press release on the Commission approval decision.

Commission approves up to €6.9 billion of State aid for “IPCEI Hy2Infra”

IPCEI Hydrogen

European Commission