Ukraine and the European Commission signed a Memorandum on strategic partnership in the field of renewable gases

Today, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen visited Kyiv and met with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.

During the meeting, a Memorandum was signed between Ukraine and the EU in the field of renewable gases: hydrogen and biomethane.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said - "This will give Ukraine not only environmentally clean energy, but also improve energy security due to the decentralization of the energy system."

Ukraine can become a key supplier of hydrogen for Europe and thus improve its economic situation and our energy independence, we have every chance to become a European hub of hydrogen technologies. Green hydrogen is a completely new stage in the history of Ukraine, where we will take the place of the main supplier of energy carriers to Europe. – said president of the Energy Association "Ukrainian Hydrogen Council", Oleksandr Riepkin.

"Today, right now, we are signing a Мemorandum between Ukraine and the EU on strategic partnership in renewable gases – biomethane, hydrogen and other synthetic gases, which is very important for our energy industry and cooperation," said Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal.

According to the European Green Deal, during 2025-2030, hydrogen energy should become the main component of the EU's integrated energy system, and the capacity of electrolysis plants will increase. For European countries, Ukraine is considered as a transit country for green hydrogen in the "Green Hydrogen for the European Green Deal 2x40 GW" strategy. By 2030, it is needed to provide 80 GW of hydrogen production capacity using electrolysis technology, while 10 GW of green hydrogen production capacity will be created in Ukraine.