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Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility - Co-funding Rate

CEF Infrastructure Projects

Basic Information

Identifier
CEF-T-2024-AFIFCOEN-COSTS
Programme
CEF 2 Transport - Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility - Cohesion envelope
Programme Period
2021 - 2027
Status
Closed (31094503)
Opening Date
February 29, 2024
Deadline
September 24, 2024
Deadline Model
multiple cut-off
Budget
€220,000,000
Min Grant Amount
Max Grant Amount
Expected Number of Grants
Keywords
CEF-T-2024-AFIFCOEN-COSTSCEF-T-2024-AFIFCOEN

Description

Objective:

The objective is to support the deployment of Alternative Fuel supply infrastructure, contributing to decarbonising transport along the TEN-T network.

Scope:

The following Actions will be supported:

  • Actions supporting the deployment of electricity recharging infrastructure for Heavy-Duty Vehicles, equipped with recharging points of respectively minimum 150kW, 350kW and 1MW power output.
  • Actions supporting the roll-out of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure for Heavy-Duty Vehicles.
  • Actions supporting the roll-out of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure for public transport in bus depots for railways on sections of the TEN-T rail network for which a derogation from the electrification requirement has been granted and on isolated networks, in line with the applicable TEN-T Regulation, or in terminals for refuelling shunting locomotives.
  • Actions supporting the roll-out of hydrogen refuelling and electricity recharging infrastructure dedicated to inland waterway and maritime vessels, vessels, vehicles and equipment for port operations and airports.
  • Actions supporting the deployment of bunkering infrastructure for ammonia supply to maritime and inland waterway vessels and vessels for port operations for TEN-T maritime ports and inland ports.
  • Actions supporting the deployment of bunkering infrastructure for methanol supply to maritime and inland waterway vessels and vessels for port operations for TEN-T maritime ports and inland ports.

Costs related to vehicles or vessels will not be eligible, except for vessels in the case of inland waterway and short sea shipping, if an initial number of vessels is needed to kick-start the use of the supported recharging/refuelling infrastructure. In such case, the eligible cost shall be limited to the difference of cost between a fossil-fuel vessel and the zero-emission vessel(s).

Costs related to the production of green hydrogen for the purpose of transport will be eligible as synergetic elements under the conditions specified in Section 10.6 of the Work Programme.

Eligibility & Conditions

Conditions

Conditions

1. Admissibility conditions: described in section 5 of the call document

Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System

2. Eligible countries: described in section 6 of of the call document

3. Other eligibility conditions: described in section 6 of the call document

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion: described in section 7 of the call document

  • Submission and evaluation processes: described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual

  • Award criteria, scoring and thresholds: described in section 9 of the call document

  • Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement: described in section 4 of the call document

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants: described in section 10 of the call document

 

Support & Resources

For help related to this call, please contact: [email protected]

Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals.

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Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and submission to reporting on your on-going project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.

Latest Updates

Last Changed: June 18, 2025

CALL CLOSURE UPDATE: PROPOSAL NUMBERS

Call CEF-T-2024-AFIFCOEN has closed on 11 June 2025.

22 proposals have been submitted.

The breakdown per topic is:

  • CEF-T-2024-AFIFGEN-COSTS: 15 proposals
  • CEF-T-2024-AFIFGEN-UNITS: 7 proposals

Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in Q1 2026.



Last Changed: March 10, 2025

UPDATE ALERT – The AFIF Call text has been adjusted!

The update includes the following elements:

  • The third cut-off date has been postponed to 4 March 2026.
  • The eligibility criteria have been clarified for maritime and inland waterway vessels supplied by hydrogen refuelling stations and ammonia or methanol facilities.
  • The extension principle for projects funded with unit contributions has been modified.

We invite you to review the revised AFIF Call text for more details.



Last Changed: February 13, 2025

CALL UPDATE (CEF-T-2024-AFIFCOEN): EVALUATION RESULTS

Published: 29.02.2024

Deadline: 24.09.2024

Indicative budget: EUR 220 000 000

The results of the evaluation are as follows:

  • Number of submitted proposals: 10
  • Number of admissible and eligible proposals:  9
  • Number of inadmissible proposals: 1
  • Number of ineligible proposals: 0
  • Number of successful proposals: 8

Total CEF contribution for the successful proposals: EUR 90 205 500

Applicants were informed recently about the evaluation results of their proposals.

List of successful projects under the first cut-off of the 2024-2025 AFIF call for proposals



Last Changed: October 7, 2024

CALL CLOSURE UPDATE: PROPOSAL NUMBERS

Call CEF-T-2024-AFIFCOEN has closed on 24 September 2024.

10 proposals have been submitted.

The breakdown per topic is:

  • CEF-T-2024-AFIFCOEN-COSTS: 3 proposals
  • CEF-T-2024-AFIFCOEN-UNITS: 7 proposals

Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in Q1 2025.

Last Changed: May 23, 2024

IMPORTANT INFORMATION – The AFIF Call text has been updated!!!

Electric charging in public bus depot is now eligible for funding.

Last Changed: February 29, 2024

Information on the list of Implementing Partners

The list of Implementing Partners under this Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility Call will be updated as soon as their participation is confirmed by the signature of a new Administrative Agreement with the European Commission for the period 2024-2025.

Last Changed: February 29, 2024
The submission session is now available for: CEF-T-2024-AFIFCOEN-COSTS(CEF-INFRA), CEF-T-2024-AFIFCOEN-UNITS(CEF-AFIF-EVRI-UN)
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