Hallucinating hydrogen: Why the PCI/PMI process must be overhauled

Published January 14, 2026

In December 2025, the European Commission published the second Projects of Common and Mutual Interest (PCI/PMI) aiming to grant priority status to a record number of cross-border hydrogen infrastructure projects. It includes 108 hydrogen related projects: 59 transmission pipelines, 21 electrolysers, 19 storage facilities and 9 reception terminals. Food & Water Action Europe and Bankwatch CEE analysed all hydrogen projects on the PCI/ list and compiled the alarming findings in this new report.

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