Eni-Enel Gela 20 MW + Taranto 10 MW IPCEI Hy2Use, SoutH2 Corridor PCI Apr 2024 €24 m CEF, Snam €200 m H2 backbone by 2030.
Cross-border green-hydrogen workforce mobilisation against South Italy Green Hydrogen JV (Eni + Enel Green Power 50/50; Gela 20 MW PEM electrolyser at Eni biorefinery + Taranto 10 MW electrolyser near Eni refinery; IPCEI Hy2Use funding under Commission Decision SA.103388/2022 within €5.2 bn EU envelope across 13 member states; both in-construction/FEED), SoutH2 Corridor (Snam + TAG + GCA + bayernets; 3,300 km Italy-Austria-Germany hydrogen pipeline with ~60% repurposed natural-gas pipe, ~1,900 km on Italian section; 4 Mt H₂/y design throughput; PCI status granted in 1st PCI/PMI list under TEN-E 8 April 2024; EU CEF €24 m grant June 2025; FID expected pre-2030), Snam Italian Hydrogen Backbone (€200 m investment by 2030; 1,900 km Italian backbone), and Versalis Porto Marghera transformation (Eni-Versalis with NextChem/Maire; isopropyl alcohol plant 30,000 t/y to consume on-site hydrogen) — Italian green-H₂ deployment remains FEED/funding-award stage with few operational facilities in 2026. D.Lgs. 81/2008 + EIGA/ATEX 2014/34/EU.
Request Technical BriefingRegulator exposure profile
- IPCEI Hy2Use + SA.103388/202228%
- MASE + ARERA + Snam grid code24%
- CCNL Edilizia + Cassa Edile26%
- D.Lgs. 81/2008 Titolo XI ATEX22%
Electrolyser stack defines the zoning.
Eni-Enel Gela + Taranto + SoutH2 Corridor + Snam backbone zone outward from the stack. D.Lgs. 81/2008 Titolo XI Atmosfere Esplosive (Italian ATEX transposition under Dir 1999/92/EC + 2014/34/EU) + EN 60079-series + EIGA.
▲ Most restricted at centre
Electrolyser stack · H₂ source
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Zone 0
Continuous H₂ at stack
- Group IIC
- T1 temp class
- D.Lgs. 81/2008 Titolo XI
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Zone 1
Intermittent H₂ in process volumes
- IIC-rated PPE
- EN 60079-10-1
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Zone 2
Abnormal-operation H₂ leakage
- ISO 19880-1:2020
- EN 60079-14
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Non-classified
Outside ATEX-zoned envelope
Named projects in this jurisdiction
- South Italy Green Hydrogen JV Gela Sicily (Eni + Enel Green Power 50/50; 20 MW PEM electrolyser at Eni biorefinery; IPCEI Hy2Use funding under Commission Decision SA.103388/2022) Eni + Enel Green Power JV
- South Italy Green Hydrogen JV Taranto Apulia (Eni + Enel Green Power 50/50; 10 MW electrolyser near Eni refinery; IPCEI Hy2Use funding) Eni + Enel Green Power JV
- SoutH2 Corridor (Snam + Trans Austria Gasleitung + Gas Connect Austria + bayernets; 3,300 km Italy-Austria-Germany hydrogen pipeline with ~60% repurposed natural-gas pipe, ~1,900 km on Italian section; 4 Mt H₂/y design throughput; PCI status granted 8 April 2024; EU CEF €24 m grant June 2025; FID expected pre-2030) Snam + TAG + GCA + bayernets 2024
- Snam Italian Hydrogen Backbone (€200 m investment by 2030; 1,900 km Italian backbone) Snam Rete Gas
- Eni-Versalis Porto Marghera transformation (Eni-Versalis with NextChem/Maire; isopropyl alcohol plant 30,000 t/y to consume on-site hydrogen) Eni-Versalis + NextChem (Maire)
Italy’s H₂ deployment is FEED/funding-award stage in 2026: Eni-Enel JV Gela 20 MW + Taranto 10 MW (IPCEI Hy2Use); SoutH2 Corridor 3,300 km TEN-E PCI Apr 2024; Snam backbone €200 m by 2030. Marketing copy should reflect planned-heavy posture.
01. Pre-pricing — CCNL Edilizia + Cassa Edile
Process workforce under CCNL Edilizia + regional Cassa Edile. Italy-bank-traceable remuneration mandatory.
02. A1 + Italian-language contract + ATEX competency
A1 + Italian-language contract predate site arrival. D.Lgs. 81/2008 Titolo XI Atmosfere Esplosive Group IIC + Temperature Class T1 competence per H₂-zone worker.
03. IPCEI Hy2Use + MASE onboarding
IPCEI Hy2Use grant reconciliation per State-aid framework. MASE VIA permitting per facility. Snam grid-code familiarisation per pipeline-connection worker.
04. Ispettorato + INAIL-defensible evidence pack
Minimum pack: Italy-bank-traceable remuneration, Italian-language contract, A1 receipt, CCNL Edilizia tariff reconciliation, D.Lgs. 81/2008 Titolo XI ATEX competency record per H₂-zone worker.
05. India and Gulf sourcing corridors — the Italy H₂ pathway
Indian and Gulf H₂-process trade pools through Larsen & Toubro Heavy Engineering + ADNOC. The 8 to 14-week corridor delivers Group-IIC-competent candidates against Gela + Taranto IPCEI sites or future SoutH2 Corridor construction.