Hyundai Motor Group signs pact with firms across geographies for hydrogen push

Hyundai Motor Group has signed an agreement with companies from Korea, Hong Kong, mainland China and France to develop a hydrogen ecosystem in Hong Kong, expanding its hydrogen business ambitions in the Asia-Pacific region.

The project will focus on producing low-carbon hydrogen using landfill gas, building liquid hydrogen refuelling infrastructure and deploying hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles, including fuel-cell buses for tourism and airport transport operations.

The agreement, announced during the International Hydrogen Development Symposium 2026 in Hong Kong, follows a hydrogen cooperation pact between the governments of Korea and Hong Kong. The corporate partnership brings together 10 companies across infrastructure, fuel supply, engineering, certification and transport operations.

“This MoU was signed as Hyundai Motor Group’s commitment to advancing Hong Kong’s proactive hydrogen policies and driving the acceleration of its hydrogen ecosystem utilising the Group’s hydrogen business capability and experience,” said Seung Kyu Shin, Executive Vice President and Head of Energy & Hydrogen Policy Sub-Division at Hyundai Motor Group.

Hyundai said the project will use its waste-to-hydrogen model, drawing on experience from South Korea and Indonesia. Its HTWO Guangzhou facility will supply fuel-cell systems for hydrogen commercial vehicles tailored for the Hong Kong market.

The partners plan to begin work on hydrogen production facilities and refuelling infrastructure, aiming to establish a self-sustaining hydrogen ecosystem in Hong Kong by 2030, with project site confirmation expected by 2027.