European Programme TEN-E

Trans-European Energy Network

The Call for proposals concerning projects of common interest in the field of the Trans-European Energy Network (TEN-E) for 2013 was published. The TEN-E Work Programme’s objective is to encourage the effective operation and development of the internal market, reinforce the security of supplies and the diversification of energy suppliers and routes, facilitate the development and reduce the isolation of less-favoured regions, contribute to sustainable development and protection of the environment, inter alia by involving renewable energies.

The TEN-E Work Programme priorities are:

•  the development of the network to strengthen economic and social cohesion by reducing the isolation of the less-favored and island regions of the Union;
• the optimization of the capacity of the network and the integration of the internal energy market, in particular concerning cross-border section;
• the security of energy supply, diversification of sources of energy supplied and, in particular, interconnections with third countries;
• the connection of renewable energy resources; and
• the safety, reliability and interoperability of interconnected networks

Eligible participants within this TEN-E Work Programme’s call for proposal are:

• one or (jointly) several Member States;
• one or (jointly) several public or private undertakings or bodies with the agreement of the Member State(s) directly concerned by the project in question or;
• one or (jointly) several international organisations with the agreement of all Member States directly concerned by the project in question;
• a Joint Undertaking with the agreement of all Member States directly concerned by the project in question

The eligible actions that can be funded within this TEN-E Work Programme’s call for proposal are:

• For both electricity and gas networks

1. Adapting and developing the energy networks in support of the operation of the internal energy market and, in particular, solving the problems of bottlenecks especially transfrontier bottlenecks, congestion and missing links, and taking account of the needs arising from the functioning of the internal market for electricity and natural gas and the enlargement of the European Union;

 

1. Establishing energy networks in island, isolated, peripheral and ultraperipheral regions while promoting the diversification of energy sources and the use of renewable energy sources, together with the connection of those networks, where necessary.

• 4.2 For electricity networks

1. Adapting and developing networks to facilitate the integration and connection of renewable energy production;

 

1. Ensuring interoperability of electricity networks within the European Union with those in the accession and candidate countries and other countries in Europe and in the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins.

• 4.3 For gas networks

1. Developing natural gas networks in order to meet the EU's natural gas consumption needs and to control its natural gas supply systems;

 

1. Ensuring interoperability of natural gas networks within the EU and with those in accession and candidate countries and other countries in Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Caspian Sea basins, as well as in the Middle East and the Gulf regions, and diversification of natural gas sources and supply routes.

 

The total budget available for this TEN-E Work Programme’s call for proposal amounts to 12 200 000.

 

The deadline for submitting proposals in the framework of the current TEN-E Work Programme’s Call for Proposals is 8 March 2013.

 

Further information on the current TEN-E Work Programme’s Call for Proposals is available at:

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/infrastructure/grants/20130308_ten_e_en.htm