The European Commission will allocate nearly €650 million in grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to help finance 14 cross-border energy infrastructure projects. Selected projectsOverall, the funding is allocated for 6 electricity infrastructure projects including smart electricity grids and for 8 hydrogen infrastructure projects. To help the uptake of the growing hydrogen market and to decarbonise the EU industry, more than €176 million will be dedicated to boost hydrogen infrastructure. The next CEF call for proposals for energy infrastructure is planned for the second quarter of 2026. List of proposals selected for grants in the field of the trans-European energy infrastructure under the Connecting Europe Facility following the call for proposals launched on 3 April 2025.