Call for applications: candidate energy infrastructure Projects of Common and Mutual Interest

The Commission has opened a call for applications for energy infrastructure projects under the Trans-European Network for Energy (TEN-E) Regulation to obtain Project of Common Interest (PCI) or Project of Mutual Interest (PMI) status.

The call for the electricity, hydrogen & electrolyser categories runs from 18 September to 18 November 2024, and for the smart electricity grids, smart gas grids, CO₂ and the projects falling under the Article 24 derogation, from 18 September to 18 December 2024.

To be eligible for inclusion in the Union list of PCIs and PMIs, projects in electricity and hydrogen must be included in the 2024 Ten-Year Network Development Plans (TYNDP) developed by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) or Gas (ENTSOG).

How to apply?

Promoters of projects interested in becoming PCIs or PMIs are invited to submit an application via the online platforms

• For electricity projects transmission and storage projects, an ENTSO-E online submission platform is available
  • Electricity transmission
  • Electricity storage  
• For hydrogen and electrolyser projects, an ENTSO-G online platform, together with a tailored application handbook, is available to promoters (for electrolysers, consult the handbook and fill in the registration form for user credentials)
• For smart electricity grid candidate projects
• For smart gas grids candidate projects
• For CO2 transport and storage candidate projects
• For projects falling under Article 24 of the TEN-E Regulation, the documentation should be submitted via email to: ENER-C4-PROJECTSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (ENER-C4-PROJECTS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Next steps after project submission

Eligible projects will be assessed against the criteria set out in the TEN-E Regulation to identify their contribution to the implementation of the respective energy infrastructure priority corridor.

Projects meeting all requirements of the regulation will be assessed and ranked by the TEN-E Regional Groups and may then be proposed for inclusion in the 2^nd Union list of PCIs and PMIs. 

The delegated act containing the Union list will be adopted by the Commission by the end of 2025 and enter into force in early 2026 if no objection is expressed by the European Parliament or Council.

Below is an overview of the main steps of the 2nd PCI/PMI process.

PCI/PMI process - electricity

PCI/PMI process - hydrogen

PCI/PMI process – smart electricity/gas grids and CO₂ categories

Contact details

For questions concerning the electricity and hydrogen application modules and TYNDPs

• electricity projects: tyndpentsoe [dot] eu (tyndp[at]entsoe[dot]eu)
• hydrogen and electrolyser projects: projectsentsog [dot] eu (projects[at]entsog[dot]eu)

For questions concerning the submission process for smart electricity grids, smart gas grids, CO2 transport and storage and article 24 related projects: ENER-C4-PROJECTSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (ENER-C4-PROJECTS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

For questions concerning the overall PCI/PMIs identification and selection process: ENER-C4-PROJECTSec [dot] europa [dot] eu (ENER-C4-PROJECTS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Related links

• Trans-European Networks for Energy
• Projects of Common Interest and Projects of Mutual Interest 
• Electricity Ten Year Network Development Plan 2024
• Gas Ten Year Network Development Plan 2024