The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) has announced a new call for proposals for key cross-border EU energy infrastructure projects. The new call makes available €600 million from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Energy programme to co-finance studies and works for Projects of Common Interest and Projects of Mutual Interest. Funding applications will be accepted from a limited range of fields including electricity, gas, smart grids, hydrogen, electrolysers, and CO₂.

PCIs are key infrastructure projects aiming at completing the European internal energy market and help the EU to achieve its energy and climate objectives: delivering affordable, secure, and sustainable energy for all Europeans while pursuing a climate-neutral economy by 2050. PMIs are key cross-border energy infrastructure projects between the EU and non-EU countries, which contribute to the energy and climate policy objectives of the Union.

The call will close on 30 September 2026.