Press Release: Energy: Commission releases €750 million for infrastructure projects

The first call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to help finance key trans-European energy infrastructure projects was open on 12 May 2014. A total of €750 million would be made available for first priority projects mainly in the gas and electricity sectors. These projects would address security of supply issues and help bring an end to the energy isolation of some Member States. They would also contribute to the completion of the EU-wide internal energy market and to the integration of renewables to the energy grid. The EU funding would accelerate investment in missing cross-border links by leveraging the necessary private and public funding.

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EUROPA: European Commission: Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA): CEF Energy Call for Proposals 2014 http://inea.ec.europa.eu/en/cef/cef_energy/apply_for_funding/cef_energy_call_for_proposals_2014.htm

European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/880: Questions and Answers: projects of common interest in energy http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-880_en.pdf

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