• Natalia Latorre, Enagás’ Energy Transition General Manager, took part in Connecting Hydrogen Europe 2026, where she highlighted that the EU is set to increase funding for cross-border energy infrastructure fivefold, to 30 billion euros

Natalia Latorre, Enagás’ Energy Transition General Manager, emphasised the strategic role of European hydrogen interconnections within the energy transition process. “H2med demonstrates how cross-border infrastructure plays a key role in not only decarbonisation, but also competitiveness and energy security”, she said at Connecting Hydrogen Europe, which took place at the RIU Hotel in Madrid on 17 and 18 June.

Natalia Latorre emphasised Europe’s strong commitment to green hydrogen and its infrastructure. In this regard, she highlighted the proposal for the European Commission’s Multiannual Financial Framework , which increases funding for cross-border energy interconnections, such as H2med, by fivefold: from 6 billion to 30 billion euros for the period 2028–2033.

During her talk, the General Manager stressed that hydrogen is firmly established as a priority within the European Union and is increasingly requiring coordination with other technologies and energy vectors. In this regard, she said that the sector has already begun to commit to rolling out networks. “We are no longer just talking about ambition; we are beginning to see real infrastructure, more robust frameworks and a clearer direction,” she added.

Ms Latorre took part in the panel discussion From Promise to Progress: Exploring Hydrogen in Europe’s Energy Future, alongside Daniel Fraile, Chief Policy and Markets Officer at Hydrogen Europe; Renan Balpe, Commercial Director for Large Industry in Spain and Portugal at Air Liquide; Mark Freymueller, CEO Energy and Hydrogen Europe at Hyundai Motor Group; Julia Meinig-Wolfgang, Head of Strategy and Growth at Sunfire. The panel was moderated by José Luis García, Senior Manager at BCG.

Luis Parada, Director of EU Energy Policy and Regulation at Enagás, also took part in the panel entitled Deploying Infrastructure to Build a Pan-Continental Hydrogen Network to Power Net Zero, alongside Bert Kiewiet, Head of International Business Development at Gasunie; Kleopatra Avraam, Senior Director of Strategic Planning at DESFA; Nicolai Rar, Head of International Hydrogen Business Development at OGE; Pedro Palencia, Director of Institutional Relations at Sedigas; Valentin Calfa, Public Affairs Adviser at Gas Distributors for Sustainability (GD4S). The panel was moderated by Thomas Hillig, Managing Director of THEnergy.