CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY SUPPORTED ACTIONS MAY 2020 Innovation and Networks Executive Agency TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD 4 INTRODUCTION 6 CEF ENERGY PORTFOLIO 7 MAPS OF CEF ENERGY ACTIONS BY SECTOR 17 CEF ENERGY ACTIONS PER CORRIDORS AND THEMATIC AREAS 23 Northern Seas Offshore Grid 24 North-South electricity interconnections in Western Europe 48 North-South electricity interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe 56 Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in electricity 82 North-South gas interconnections in Western Europe 96 North-South gas interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe 110 Southern Gas Corridor 136 Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in gas 152 Smart grids deployment 168 Cross-border CO2 network 174 Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use that might be made of the following information. 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In response to the urgent climate and address the remaining energy security challenges. for the achievement of the Energy Union. Once As the current EU budget cycle, the so-called environmental-related challenges that define our Electricity projects make up three quarters of the completed, it will avoid the energy isolation of Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF), ends in generation, it sets the ambition of being climate- 4th PCI list. Ireland and provide greater security of supply for 2020, the institutional negotiations have already neutral by 2050. Given the overarching impact on consumers. In the context of the European Green Deal, the advanced significantly on the MFF for 2021-2027. our economy, it is a new growth strategy aiming Commission will be looking into full alignment Some €10.3 million in funding was awarded In this context, a provisional agreement has been to transform the EU into a fairer, climate-neutral of the TEN-E rules with the EU’s decarbonisation to the preparatory phase for the Harmony Link reached by the European Parliament and the and prosperous society. The Green Deal aims to objectives, consistency with our climate-neutrality interconnector, which falls under the Baltic Council, based on a proposal by the Commission, adapt all aspects of policy so that we achieve ambition and prioritisation of projects that Synchronisation Project Phase II. The funding for the key elements of the new CEF programme. a coherent and consistent approach towards address the evolving needs of the EU energy relates to the selection of the Harmony Link climate-neutrality across all areas of legislation. A final agreement by the EU Institutions for a system. The Commission has accelerated its work route, a seabed survey of the route as well as the And by addressing this at EU level, we can sustained budget for the new CEF, together with on the revision of the TEN-E Regulation in order to preparation of technical and tender specifications achieve significant efficiency gains by tackling the ongoing revision of the TEN-E policy, will ensure present a legislative proposal in December 2020. for the design and construction phase. The project these challenges together. Nowhere is this more the design of a future-proof framework that will contributes to the preparation of the Baltic important than in the energy sector – the sector The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU allow us to fund the infrastructure we need for States’ synchronous connection to the Continental that accounts for 75% of emissions. budgetary instrument dedicated to PCIs, has been delivering the European Green Deal. European Network (CEN). The synchronisation an important financing source for PCIs. So far, CEF A forward-looking, modern, secure and smart of the Baltic States' electricity grid with CEN has contributed to the development of 95 PCIs. energy infrastructure will be key in delivering By the end of 2019, nearly 40 PCIs had already the Green Deal. The Trans-European Network – been completed, of which 7 with the support of Energy (TEN-E) infrastructure framework will be a CEF. The €3.7 billion in financial support provided key enabler towards the Union’s decarbonisation by CEF Energy by early 2020 has leveraged total objectives for 2030 and 2050, as outlined in the investments of around €7.9 billion. European Green Deal, while contributing to sector and market integration, security of supply and By early 2020, the Innovation and Networks competition. Executive Agency (INEA), which manages the implementation of CEF on behalf of the European Since 2013, the Regulation on Guidelines Commission, had signed 139 energy grant for Trans-European Energy Networks (TEN-E agreements for electricity, smart grids, CO2 and Regulation) has set a robust policy framework natural gas infrastructure. This brochure outlines for building projects of common interest (PCIs) the Actions supported by CEF that contribute to in energy infrastructure that help achieve an PCI implementation. It highlights a few examples Ditte Juul Jørgensen Dirk Beckers integrated, secure, competitive and sustainable Director-General, DG Energy Director, INEA of Actions selected from the 2019 CEF Energy call internal energy market in the EU. for proposals. Every two years, an EU list of PCIs is adopted In the electricity sector, a €530.7 million grant to underpin the modernisation of an integrated was awarded to the Celtic Interconnector project infrastructure to the benefit of citizens and for the delivery of a 320 kV HVDC subsea households across EU regions. The fourth list connection between Ireland and France which is 4 5 INTRODUCTION CEF ENERGY PORTFOLIO CEF Energy portfolio CEF Energy currently The largest share of funding goes to works contributes €3.7 billion in EU support to the (87%) and for both studies and works, the PCIs implementation of 95 PCIs, for a total investment that receive the largest share of CEF Energy of €7.9 billion. The current CEF Energy portfolio funding are in the electricity sector. consists of 139 Actions, most of which are Since its launch in January 2014, CEF has been the flagship Over the six years of this period, until the end of 2019, nine studies, which account for 13% of the total CEF EU funding programme to support the development of high calls for proposals were launched under CEF Energy. As a Energy funding. performing, sustainable and efficiently interconnected trans- result, the European Commission has allocated EU funding European networks in the sectors of transport, energy and to 139 Actions for a total amount telecommunications. of €3.7 billion, contributing to the Smart CO implementation of 95 PCIs. By Actions: In the energy field, the CEF programme pursues the Electricity Gas Grids network April 2020, around 69 of those following main objectives: Within the framework have been already Studies Actions of the CEF Energy 54 Actions 50 Actions 1 Action 3 Actions » increasing EU competitiveness by promoting further implemented1. INEA manages 108 Actions programme, an Action €283.5 million €180.7 million €1.2 million €9.7 million integration of the internal energy market and the CEF Energy calls for proposals €475.5 million is an activity or set of interoperability of electricity and gas networks across and follows up on the technical activities, usually lasting borders and financial implementation of Works for one or several years, 13 Actions 15 Actions 3 Action the Actions with the beneficiaries, 31 Actions » enhancing the Union's security of energy supply which contribute to the €1.8 billion €1.3 billion €133.4 million providing technical expertise €3.3 billion implementation of one » integrating energy from renewable sources into the and high quality programme or several PCIs. An Action transmission network management. can consist of studies 67 Actions 65 Actions 4 Actions 3 Actions EU funding » developing smart energy networks and CO2 This brochure presents the or works. Completion €2.1 billion €1.5 billion €134.5 million €9.7 million 139 Actions transportation networks outline and status of the 139 of an Action does not €3.7 billion The CEF Energy programme Actions supported by the CEF necessarily coincide with supports the implementation of Energy programme for which grant the completion of a PCI. Projects / PCIs: PCIs in eight priority corridors (four agreements have been signed. DEVELOPING INFRASTRUCTURE in each of the electricity and gas New Actions will be selected in the Within the framework sectors) and in two thematic areas 2020 call for proposals launched in March with submission of the CEF Energy Gas transmission and electricity transmission assets attract the (smart grids and cross-border CO2 deadline by 27 May. The total budget for the 2020 call for programme, a project largest share of funding under the CEF Energy programme (79%). network). These priority corridors proposals is €979.6 million. is understood as a and thematic areas are defined in (€ million) PCI.