North Macedonia could play a meaningful role in the European hydrogen economy, according to a new government-backed study underpinning the hydrogen strategy of the government in Skopje. The study sets out concrete scenarios for developing a green hydrogen economy through to 2050, covering the integration of renewable energy sources, the construction of hydrogen corridors and the use of hydrogen in industry and transport.
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Considerable potential for a hydrogen economy
The Energy Ministry in Skopje sees genuine potential for North Macedonia to build a hydrogen economy incrementally and secure a place in Europe's future hydrogen infrastructure. Alongside Serbia and Greece, the country could form a central component of a pan-European network – and the infrastructure is already taking shape: the new gas pipelines to Greece are designed to transport pure hydrogen, and tender documents confirm the same will apply to the planned connection to Serbia. Both links will form key sections of North Macedonia's future national hydrogen backbone.
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A step towards the EU
The study puts North Macedonia among the few countries in the region with a strategic foundation for developing a hydrogen sector. Moreover, Skopje sees this as a considerable advantage for the country's energy transition and for alignment with European policy, particularly given the ongoing accession negotiations. The country is pressing ahead with aligning its energy policy with European regulations and strategic initiatives, a process it frames as not only a matter of new investment but of greater energy security and long-term sustainable development. (su)
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