On Thursday 3 April, the European Commission launched a €600 million call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), with a view to financing cross-border energy infrastructure projects.
This call is open to projects included in the first list of 166 Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMIs) finalised in April 2024 at the time of the revision of the ‘TEN-E’ regulation governing Trans-European Networks for Energy (see EUROPE 13387/10), which ends EU financial support for fossil fuel infrastructure.
Project sponsors have until 16 September to apply for European co-financing for studies and works.
On 22 May, the Commission will be organising an online information day for stakeholders on the procedures for applying for financial assistance and the application assessment process.
The final results will be known in early 2026.
The Energy Union is “key to power our competitiveness, ensure our energy security and bring down energy costs for all”, which is why “constructing the crucial missing links for seamless cross-border energy flows is essential”, said the European Commissioner for Energy, Dan Jørgensen, describing in a press release the contribution of the CEF as “instrumental” in this respect.
See funding opportunities: https://aeur.eu/f/g8z (Original version in French by Mathieu Bion)