CEF Energy

Pursuant to Article 18(1) of the TEN-E Regulation, PCIs falling under the categories set out in Article 24 and Annex II of that Regulation are eligible for Union financial assistance in the form of grants for studies and financial instruments.

Pursuant to Article 18(2) and (3) of the TEN-E Regulation, PCIs falling under the categories set out in Article 24 (derogation for gas interconnections in Cyprus and Malta) and in Annex II, point (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) (electricity projects, except for smart electricity grids) and point (3) (hydrogen projects), are also eligible for Union financial assistance in the form of grants for works if they fulfil all of criteria laid down in Article 18(2) of the TEN-E Regulation

Pursuant to Article 18(4) of the TEN-E Regulation, PCIs falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in Annex II, point (1)(e) (smart electricity grids) and points (2) (smart gas grids) and (5) (carbon dioxide projects), are also eligible for Union financial assistance in the form of grants for works if they fulfil the criteria laid down in Article 18(4) of the TEN-E Regulation.

To be eligible for funding under CEF Energy, CB RES project needs to be included in the list of CB RES projects established pursuant to point 4 of Annex Part IV of the CEF Regulation.

CB RES projects must comply with the general conditions in Article 7 and Annex Part IV of the CEF Regulation and the specific ones defined in the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/3428, as well as with the conditions laid down in the relevant calls.

An application is submitted for either studies or works, no mixed proposal is allowed.

Only proposals 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, including regional or local authorities, are eligible.

In order to ensure the effective implementation of the PCI or PMI, the calls for proposals may request that at least one of the applicants shall be the PCI or PMI promoter as defined in the TEN-E Regulation or the written support of the PCI or PMI promoter shall be provided by the applicant.

They may not receive funding under this work programme, except where this is indispensable to achieve the objectives of a given PCI (and, by extension, PMI) or cross- border project in the field of renewable energy.

Cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy developed in cooperation with a third country have to ensure that the renewable energy is consumed in the EU according to Article 11 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.

Applications for grants for works relating to a project for which an environmental impact assessment must be carried out in compliance with Directive 2011/92/EU10 shall include information on the climate proofing of such project, taking into account the Guidance on the Climate Proofing of Infrastructure11.