UAE | Hydrogen Pipeline
A Vision of Hydrogen Pipeline Infrastructure
• This report presents a vision of hydrogen pipeline infrastructure across the UAE
towards 2040, offering snapshots of the development of a dedicated hydrogen
network by 2030, 2035 and 2040.
• The proposed hydrogen backbone would interconnect and benefit from, the UAE’s
extensive offshore blue hydrogen potential, its vast solar PV resources, its untapped
offshore gas storage potential, and its strategic import & export terminal
infrastructure.
Evolution of the UAE’s Hydrogen Pipeline Network
• By 2030, the UAE’s hydrogen network is expected to remain relatively limited, at under
<100 km of pipeline, and largely in and around front-runner hydrogen oases.
• By 2035, the hydrogen transmission network is expected to grow significantly to
roughly 500 km, interconnecting supply and demand across four (4) oases, with both
new and repurposed pipelines.
• Continued expansion is expected by 2040, growing to 2,200 km – 1,300 km of new
pipeline and 900 km of repurposed pipeline. The network expands to all oases and
export terminals, as well as potential interconnectors to neighbouring GCC countries.
Requirements for a National Hydrogen Network
• The development of a UAE hydrogen network requires greater clarity on supply-
demand market developments, and regulatory & licensing processes, as well as an
integrated energy system planning approach across both gas and electricity networks.
Hydrogen Transmission Network by 2040
H2 Pipeline | Repurposed
H2 Pipeline | New
H2 Pipeline | Import / Export
Industrial Oases
Important Network Site
