On Monday 11 July, the Commission announced the 26 projects in 12 Member States that will receive funding for the deployment of alternative fuel infrastructures along the trans-European transport network (TEN-T).
This funding amounts to some €352 million in the form of grants from the EU’s ‘Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility’ (AFIF), under the aegis of the ‘Connecting Europe Facility’ (CEF), with additional capital from financial institutions to increase the impact of the investments.
“Our investment of €352 million will result in around 12,000 charging points, 18 hydrogen refuelling stations and the electrification of ports and airports, including the port of Rotterdam and 37 Spanish airports,” explained Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean in a statement.
The Commission gave assurances that these projects would speed up the creation of the complete network of alternative fuel refuelling infrastructures needed for the widespread use of low or zero emission vehicles in all modes of transport. This decision constitutes the second round of AFIF financing for 2023. As of March 2023, €189 million had already been awarded (see EUROPE 13142/24). (Original version in French by Anne Damiani)