Will the Minister confirm when a comprehensive longer term strategy for hydrogen in Wales will be published?
Our hydrogen pathway sets out ten objectives focused on short term actions driving demand, production and cross-cutting action to 2025. They also set out avenues to plan for larger-scale projects to ensure Wales is well-positioned with respect to hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
Later this year we will be publishing our policy position statement on hydrogen. We are working with industry stakeholders to gather evidence on future demand and the levers the Welsh Government can utilise to deliver hydrogen appropriately within the context of a net zero energy system.
In the meantime, we are working with industry to ensure we maximise the opportunities from early development of hydrogen. Since 2021 we have invested £1.21m in a range of projects with further investments scheduled. The projects the Welsh Government are supporting will provide further evidence to allow us to assess a sustainable pathway for a hydrogen industry.