What are the main findings?

• Current production of renewable and low carbon gases is modest relative to future policy expectations;
• Production goals have been accelerated as a result of the supply diversification efforts due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022;
• Numerous challenges are being identified that may hinder the expansion of decarbonised gases and hydrogen production, including the need for:
  • improving infrastructure interconnections,
  • developing greater end-use demand,
  • new infrastructure investments; and
• Energy regulators see the need to clarify the regulatory, financial and technical aspects in time to ensure gas sector decarbonisation and clean hydrogen sector development.

Key recommendations

The Report includes a set of recommendations on how to facilitate the access of decarbonised gases to the market and how to strike a balance between enabling a decarbonised gases market and ensuring regulatory certainty. 

The main regulatory recommendations can be grouped into six areas:

• Technical rules – quality of gas must be defined;
• Market rules – access to networks should be facilitated;
• Access conditions – appropriate tariffing arrangements needed;
• Participation – identification of the appropriate bodies to undertake new roles needed;
• New investments – frameworks must be defined;
• Support – early phase technologies need to be identified.

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