CEF 2 Energy – Cross-border renewable energy projects – 2021

The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is a key EU funding instrument to promote growth, jobs and competitiveness through targeted infrastructure investment at European level.

2021-11-30

1 million euro

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Sectors : Energy

Beneficiary : All beneficiaries

Regions : European Economic Area, European Union

Category : Call for proposals

Manager : European Commission

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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

To promote cross-border cooperation between Member States in the field of planning, development and the cost-effective exploitation of renewable energy sources;
To facilitate the Member States’ integration through energy storage facilities;
To contribute to the Union’s long term decarbonisation strategy;
To complete the internal energy market and enhance the security of supply;
To assist project promoters in selecting the best project concept and to set up the cooperation agreement.

Priorities

Supporting both EU Member States and private project promoters in order to:
- advance cooperation ideas,
- create momentum amongst involved skateholders,
- generate a pipeline of cross-border renewable projects.

Among financed actions

Pre-feasability study;
Technical, economic or legal support in setting up or advancing cross-border cooperation;
Exploring the possible sites in the territory of Member States (or third countries) in order to determine the hosting and participating countries;
Investigation of the best form of support, such as the auctionning and tendering set-up.

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