On Friday, Denmark and Germany signed an agreement to build a pipeline in the North Sea to transport hydrogen to Germany, which should be ready by 2028 at the latest.

According to the declaration signed in Copenhagen by the Danish climate minister Lars Agaard and the German vice-chancellor and economy minister Robert Habeck, the underwater connection will connect the western coast of the Jutland peninsula with northern Germany, reports EFE and Agerpres. .

The two sides have not yet determined how much hydrogen the future pipeline will transport.

“It would be a mistake to be too specific about infrastructure capacity. This will be established through a dialogue with industry and the private sector,” said Lars Aagaard at a press conference.

The deal is a “big and important step” for Germany, said Robert Habeck, whose government has struck a series of energy deals with various countries in recent months to reduce its dependence on Russian gas as a result of Germany’s military intervention. Moscow in Ukraine.

“We have many similar interests in many areas. Today we took a step forward,” said Lars Aagaard.