The SoutH2 Corridor — a 3,300 km hydrogen pipeline connecting Algeria to Italy, Austria, and Germany, 70% repurposed from existing gas infrastructure — holds EU Project of Common Interest status. A five-nation ministerial declaration formalised the project in January 2025. Estimated infrastructure investment: $24.8 billion by 2040.
Algeria currently delivers 11.1% of all EU pipeline gas through two Mediterranean pipelines that already exist, are already operational, and are already paid for. Green hydrogen can flow through repurposed natural gas pipelines. Engineering analysis consistently finds that pipeline conversion costs between one-quarter and one-tenth the cost of new construction.
Algeria is the only country in the world that simultaneously holds the solar irradiation potential to produce green hydrogen at scale — consistently above 2,500 kWh per square metre per year, among the highest on earth — and the existing pipeline infrastructure already in the ground, already pointed at Europe’s largest energy markets. Germany, Italy, and Spain do not need to build new import infrastructure. They need to repurpose what Algeria already connects to.
The SoutH2 Corridor is not a concept paper. It holds EU Project of Common Interest status — the designation that unlocks EU regulatory fast-tracking and financing access. A five-nation ministerial declaration was signed in January 2025. Sonatrach and Sonelgaz signed an MOU with Snam, VNG, and Verbund Green Hydrogen in October 2024. The project is in active development with committed counterparties on both ends of the pipeline.
The renewable electricity base underpinning Algeria’s green hydrogen potential is substantial. The country has set a target of 15 GW of installed renewable capacity by 2035, with solar as the primary technology. Several large-scale solar projects are operational or under construction in the Saharan south. The combination of irradiation quality, land availability, and the absence of the competing domestic electricity demand that constrains Middle Eastern solar exporters gives Algeria a structural cost advantage in green hydrogen production.
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SoutH2 infrastructure
$24.8BN target · 2040
Existing infra repurposed
70% of SoutH2 corridor
Conversion cost advantage
~10× vs new build
Solar irradiation
2,500+ kWh/m²/yr Sahara
EU PCI status
SoutH2 — confirmed
Ministerial declaration
5 nations — January 2025
Sonatrach-Snam MOU
October 2024
$24.8 billion SoutH2 infrastructure investment target by 2040. Capital commitments being made now.
Algeria.com — operational since the late 1990s. Five partnership pathways available.