Poland continues to build its hydrogen value chain through the Central Hydrogen Valley project

Central Hydrogen Valley (CHV) is one of several “hydrogen valleys” expected to emerge across Poland. Their main purpose is to create comprehensive infrastructure that will help the country decarbonise key industrial sectors and accelerate the transition to renewable energy.

The CHV project is based on Poland’s Hydrogen Strategy, which envisages the creation of a total of eight regional markets covering hydrogen production, consumption and onward transportation. The project’s main goal is to decarbonise the transport and mining sectors. Green hydrogen is a priority for Poland, in line with the European Union’s energy policy.

The CHV project includes the construction of around 250 MW of installed capacity in hydrogen electrolysers, along with a further 2 GW of wind and solar power plants in central Poland. Up to 70 entities from central Poland are expected to work together within the CHV, helping ensure its comprehensive and wide-ranging implementation.

The project was symbolically confirmed by the signing of an agreement at the Kozienice power plant, which is expected to be modernised from next year with a new combined-cycle gas turbine. In the future, this technology should make it possible to burn green hydrogen alongside natural gas, significantly reducing emissions. Kozienice is Poland’s second-largest thermal power plant.