Malta’s multi-million EU funding request for a hydrogen-ready LNG pipeline was rejected due to a lack of detail in the proposal and concerns of ‘greenwashing’, the European Commission has confirmed. Contacted by Lovin Malta, a European Commission official explained in some detail why it rejected Malta’s funding request for the pipeline, which could connect Malta to Italy and replace the LNG tanker as the provider of natural gas to the Delimara power station. This project, which is estimated to cost around €400 million, has been in the works for years and the original plan was for construction to start in 2020 and conclude by 2024.