HEp pipeline construction project
Our first new hydrogen pipeline
The HEp pipeline runs from Heek to Epe in the district of Borken, connecting the underground hydrogen storage facilities in Epe with the GET H2 network. The partners in this project are Open Grid Europe GmbH (50 per cent) and Nowega GmbH (50 per cent).
Facts and figures
11 KM
Pipeline length
buried
Type of installation
70 bar
Design pressure
DN 400
Pipe diameter
Q2 2025
Construction
2025
Completion
Planning status
Following the regional planning assessment in winter 2022, OGE submitted the documents for the planning approval process to the competent district government in Münster in August 2023. Earlier that year, OGE had entered into an event-based dialogue with interested local citizens to share further information about the construction project and answer questions.
On 14 March 2025, the planning approval decision, which is equivalent to a building permit, was issued, and construction work on the Heek – Epe (HEp) hydrogen pipeline has now officially begun.