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Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Facility: Road & Air Transport - works
Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) · CEF-T-2026-AFIFGEN-COSTS
Works for heavy-duty vehicle charging pools on TEN-T roads and electrification of ground operations at TEN-T airports.
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Quel est l’objet de cet appel ?
The topic co-finances works for megawatt-class charging pools for heavy-duty vehicles on the TEN-T road network and for electrification of ground operations at TEN-T airports. Public and private legal entities in EU Member States and CEF-associated countries can apply, without a consortium.
Que finance cet appel ?
Scope
The topic supports the deployment of alternative fuels supply infrastructure for road transport and airport ground operations, contributing to the decarbonisation of transport along the TEN-T network. It is run by the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Transport programme. Infrastructure must comply with Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 on alternative fuels infrastructure and Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 on the TEN-T network.
Publicly accessible charging pools for heavy-duty vehicles
Supported pools are dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles and equipped either with at least four Megawatt Charging System (MCS) points of at least 1 MW each, or with at least four MCS points plus Combined Charging System points of at least 350 kW, where the number of 350 kW points does not exceed the number of MCS points. Eligible elements are those strictly related to the pool area: construction, chargers or power cabinets, canopies, safety and security devices, parking, circulation and electricity infrastructure including cabling, substations, batteries and energy management. Pools must be located on the TEN-T road network or within 3 km driving distance of a TEN-T road exit, in certified Safe and Secure Parking Areas, or in TEN-T urban nodes including port and airport areas.
Electrification of airport ground operations
Support covers electricity and preconditioned air supply to stationary aircraft and airships, electricity supply for ground operation vehicles and for electric or hybrid electric aircraft and airships, and related electricity storage inside the airport area. Locations must be in TEN-T airports.
Horizontal requirements
Beneficiaries must operate and maintain the supported infrastructure for at least five years after the end of the grant agreement. Heavy-duty charging pools must be publicly accessible around the clock, equipped with dynamic energy management, used exclusively by heavy-duty vehicles with ring-fenced power, and offer 24/7 phone assistance.
Synergetic elements and ineligible costs
On-site renewable electricity generation and grid connection may be included as synergetic elements in a dedicated work package, up to 20% of total eligible costs. Ineligible costs include vehicles, land, leasing, procurement and permits, network operator grid equipment, travel and indirect costs, staff costs, studies, design, supervision, communication and project management, operating expenditure, and upgrades of existing charging infrastructure. In Safe and Secure Parking Areas, only chargers and electricity infrastructure serving the recharging points are eligible.
Quelles sont les informations clés ?
- Budget du thème
- 130 000 000 €
- Montant minimal par projet
- 1 000 000 €
- Montant maximal par projet
- 10 000 000 €
- Taux de financement
- 30–70%
- Code de l’appel
- CEF-T-2026-AFIFGEN-COSTS
- Programme
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
- Funder
- European Union, through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Transport programme, Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Facility
- Eligible applicants
- public or private legal entities established in EU Member States or countries associated to the CEF Programme
- Duration
- works should end by 31 December 2030 at the latest
Qui peut candidater à cet appel ?
- Applicants and affiliated entities must be legal entities, public or private.
- They must be established in an EU Member State, including overseas countries and territories, or in a country associated to the CEF Programme.
- Entities from other countries may exceptionally take part in projects of common interest in transport if the granting authority considers their participation essential.
- A consortium is not required.
- Letters of support signed by the Member State(s) or CEF-associated country(ies) benefiting from the project (Member State agreement) are a mandatory annex.
- Activities must be supported by financing from a public or private financial institution of at least 10% of the proposed project cost, duly approved by its governing body (existing non-committed credit facilities do not satisfy this requirement). A financing approval letter is a mandatory annex; if it cannot be provided at submission, it must be provided within 30 days of being informed of the selection outcome, otherwise the proposal is rejected.
- Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register before submission and be validated.
- Natural persons are excluded, except self-employed sole traders without separate legal personality. EU bodies, other than the Joint Research Centre, cannot take part.
- Entities subject to EU restrictive measures, or to conditionality measures under Regulation 2020/2092, cannot take part.
- Charging pools in elevated or underground parking buildings, or at dealer or other premises used by a specific group of users, are not eligible.
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Quelle est la date limite ?
6 octobre 2026
6 October 2026, 17:00:00 CET (Brussels). Proposals are submitted electronically through the Funding and Tenders Portal. The indicative timetable foresees evaluation from October 2026 to March 2027, results in April 2027 and grant agreement signature in May or June 2027.
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Source : portail Funding & Tenders de l’UE et documents officiels de l’appel. Page officielle de l’appel Dernière mise à jour : 6 octobre 2026.