Who will provide green hydrogen?

26 November 2021

Ukraine wants to be a key European provider of green hydrogen. If the plans with hydrogen will work, Ukraine may become main energy centre of the Three Seas Initiative area, building the economic power of the region.

We think of new opportunities for Ukraine which will enhance its energy security, economy and overall safety. Green hydrogen gives this possibility. Development of hydrogen energy industry in Ukraine is not just creating alternative energy source but a big European project which could definitely change the balance of power and alliances on the European continent. We should not consider the green hydrogen as a purely economic project. It is a political project and a very serious instrument of the European integration with Ukraine. With export of green hydrogen we will indissolubly bind the economies of Ukraine and the European Union– says Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba.

The thing is that for the time being there are several obstacles. A prosaic hindrance to a wide scale plans might be lack of water. According to calculations carried out by the Ukrainian Science Academy, as much as 288 billion m³ of hydrogen would come from freshwater biological resources. To make one cubic metre of hydrogen, 1.5-2 litres of water is needed, which means 432-576 million m³ of freshwater will be taken from the Ukrainian ecosystem per year.

What is more, what has left is difficult to be called water. The concentration of toxic compounds in the Ukrainian rivers exceeds maximum tolerances. Therefore, according to the forecast of the Institute for Water and Melioration, until 2050 Ukraine will have had to be forced to import drinking water.

Just in case, Germany has started to work on taking over the control of hydrogen supply from the Dnieper river area to the European Union markets.

In September, the operators of gas pipes from Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany – Operator GTS, EUSTREAM, NET4GAS and OGE presented a joint initiative “Central-European Hydrogen Corridor”. According to assumptions of the project, in 2030 120GWh of hydrogen per day would flow through Slovakia and Czech (bypassing Poland).
(source: forsal.pl)

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03 November 2025

The 6 th edition of the Three Seas Local Government Congress will be held May 27-28, 2026, under the Honorary Patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland, Karol Nawrocki. This distinction recognises the growing importance of the event, which has become a key platform for cooperation among the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, both in the economic and infrastructural dimensions.

Over five editions of the Congress (2020–2025), more than 5,000 participants from 24 countries have taken part, 104 discussion panels have been held, and 64 foreign delegations have visited Lublin. The scale and international character of the event confirm its increasing role in shaping dialogue across the Three Seas region.

We, the countries representing Central and Eastern Europe (…) through the Three Seas Initiative, Via Baltica, and Via Carpatia, share not only our voice and vision of building a civic community, but also tangible results showing that the Baltic States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe are capable of implementing major infrastructure projects, emphasised President Karol Nawrocki during his visit to Vilnius last month.

These words perfectly capture the spirit of the Three Seas Congress, which brings together political, academic, and business communities around a shared goal, building a strong, integrated, and cooperative Central and Eastern Europe.

It is also worth noting that in April 2025, Poland hosted the 10th Three Seas Initiative Summit. During the event, participants emphasised the importance of infrastructure and economic cooperation in the region and the need to strengthen cohesion across Central and Eastern Europe. This year, the cooperation format has been expanded to include new members – Albania and Montenegro joined the Three Seas Initiative in the capacity of associated participating states, while Spain and Turkey became new strategic partners. It has already been announced that the 11th Summit will take place in Croatia in 2026.

We cordially invite you to take part in the Three Seas Local Government Congress! Registration will open in the end of January. More details will soon be available at www.congress.lubelskie.pl and on our social media channels.