Call: CEF Energy

In the energy sector, the CEF shall support projects of common interest that pursue one or more of the following objectives:

• increasing competitiveness by promoting the further integration of the internal energy market and the interoperability of electricity and gas networks across borders.
• enhancing the Union's security of energy supply.
• contributing to sustainable development and protection of the environment, inter alia by the integration of energy from renewable sources into the transmission network, and by the development of smart energy networks and carbon dioxide networks.

In the energy sector, the CEF shall support projects of common interest that pursue one or more of the following objectives:

• increasing competitiveness by promoting the further integration of the internal energy market and the interoperability of electricity and gas networks across borders.
• enhancing the Union's security of energy supply.
• contributing to sustainable development and protection of the environment, inter alia by the integration of energy from renewable sources into the transmission network, and by the development of smart energy networks and carbon dioxide networks.

• Proposals shall be submitted by one or more Member States or, with the agreement of the Member States concerned, by international organisations, joint undertakings, or public or private undertakings or bodies established in Member States.

The indicative amount to be allocated on the basis of this call for proposals to projects of common interest in the field of trans-European energy infrastructure is 200 Mio. €
The maximum co-financing rates granted under this call shall not exceed 50% of the total eligible costs of studies and/or works (may be increased to a maximum of 75% for actions which, provide a high degree of regional or EU -wide security of supply, strengthen the solidarity of the EU or comprise highly innovative solutions).

Proposals must be submitted electronically through the TENtec eSubmission module