Krk (dpa/lby) – To ensure its own energy supply, Bavaria is also relying on gas and hydrogen deliveries from Croatia in the medium and long term. To this end, the construction of pipelines via Slovenia to Austria and Bavaria is to be promoted.
“Our goal is above all to bring green hydrogen to Bavaria in the long term,” said Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) on Thursday at a meeting with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer on the island of Krk. There is a so-called LNG terminal there, in which liquid gas is restored to its original state and fed into the grid. Croatia is already using it to cover its natural gas requirements – and intends to significantly expand capacities. In the future, the infrastructure should also be able to be converted for use with renewable energy sources such as liquid hydrogen.
“Bavaria is looking for energy for the future. And we are not just looking north, but also south,” said Söder. “People have learned that you can’t be dependent on just one person. That’s why our goal is not only to become independent of Russia, but also more independent of monopoly sources.” Green hydrogen should also be able to flow to Germany “via the southern routes”.
However, the Prime Minister emphasized that none of this was a short-term project. “It’s not about this winter. It’s about a long-term new energy perspective for Europe.”
