The European Commission has expanded its list of cross-border renewable energy projects, granting selected initiatives special status and access to potential funding through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
Each project was evaluated by external experts, the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), and the European Commission for their cost-effective use of renewable energy.
Five projects have been added:
- Two wind initiatives in the Baltic countries.
- A joint offshore renewable energy study between Portugal and Luxembourg.
- A cross-border heating project between Frankfurt, Germany and Słubice, Poland.
- A collaboration between Italy, Algeria, and Tunisia known as Medlink.
Medlink is designed to develop around 10GW of solar, onshore wind and BESS capacity in Algeria and Tunisia for both domestic use and export.
To qualify, projects must involve at least two EU member states or include one or more third countries. A total of 13 renewable energy projects are now included under the EU’s CEF cross-border initiative.
The EU has previously supported cross-border solar projects through other financing agreements.
In April 2023, the bloc launched its first cross-border solar tender under the EU Renewable Energy Financing Mechanism. CINEA signed grant agreements with seven solar projects in Finland, totalling 212.99 MW, financed by Luxembourg.
