€800 million EU funding for cross-border energy infrastructure (PCIs)

€800 million EU funding for cross-border energy infrastructure (PCIs)

Apr 27, 2017

The European Commission is releasing €800 million of funding for projects of common interest (PCIs) in the areas of electricity, gas and smart grids infrastructure. The 2017 call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Energy is now open and submissions can be made until the 12th of October. Projects submitted in response to this call will be evaluated in November and December 2017, and the results will be communicated in early 2018. Proposed projects, which can be either studies or construction works, will be evaluated against several criteria. These include their state of maturity, their cross-border dimension, and to what extent they will remove bottlenecks to energy flow and end energy isolation of EU countries. Applicants should submit their proposal through the dedicated proposal submission system, accessible here. To be eligible to apply for CEF funding, projects must be designated Projects of Common Interest (PCIs). A helpdesk is also available to answer your questions on the call for proposals at the email address: INEA-CEF-ENERGY-CALLS@ec.europa.eu. Moreover, an info day will be organized in June, exact date to be communicated later on. REMINDER: On the 27th of March, the European Commission, DG Energy, opened a public consultation on the third list of PCIs for gas and electricity. Deadline: 19th of June. More [...]
Infrastructure is central to all of our energy objectives

Infrastructure is central to all of our energy objectives

May 30, 2016

“The development of infrastructure networks is essential to complete European integration and in particular to better connect economies of Central Europe with the rest of the European Union,” Dominique Ristori, Director General at the European Commission, DG Energy, wrote in an exclusive message to CEEP members." One of the priorities of the Juncker Commission is the creation of a resilient European Energy Union with a forward looking climate change policy. In February 2015 the European Commission presented the Energy Union Strategy with a full list of actions to be taken over the next five years. The fundamental goal of the Energy Union is to ensure that the EU consumers - businesses and citizens – will have access to secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy. Infrastructure is central to all of our energy objectives. This is the case for energy security, or to provide affordable energy to all or to meet our renewable energy targets. That is why modern energy infrastructure and interconnections are a key element of this strategy. To upgrade Europe's infrastructure, it has been estimated that around €200 billion is needed during the current decade for transmission grids and gas pipelines. Not all investments are commercially viable however and the market alone is likely to only provide half of the necessary investment. The development of infrastructure networks is essential to complete European integration and in particular to better connect economies of Central Europe with the rest of the European Union. The large scale infrastructure projects needed in Europe can only be achieved through better cross-border cooperation. To implement the Energy Union, it will be essential to ensure [...]