€5.84 billion of EU funding is available for the 2021-2027 – Connecting Europe Facility Energy programme. Funding will be allocated in the form of grants following competitive calls for proposals. The 2021 CEF Energy call for proposals for studies for cross-border renewable energy projects ( studies as per article 7 (3) of CEF Regulation) will make €1 million available to support projects prior to becoming a cross-border project in the field of renewable energy. In particular, it will contribute to supporting both EU Member States and private project promoters in order to advance cooperation ideas, create momentum amongst involved stakeholders and with this generate a pipeline of cross-border renewable projects.

CINEA organises a Virtual Info Day on 28 September to present the policy context of the calls, the application and evaluation process, and to provide participants with valuable tips & tricks on writing a successful proposal.

After the event, free access to the recordings of all the sessions will be available on this page. The presentations and other material will also be available for download. The participants will have a possibility to ask their questions related to the 2021 call via email to CINEA-CEF-ENERGY-CALLS@ec.europa.euand on Sli.do using the hashtag #CEFEnergyPrepStudies. Possible unanswered questions will be collected and used to feed the FAQ document on the Funding & Tender Portal.