59 project proposals requesting more than €609 million in co-funding have been submitted to the new phase of the CEF Transport Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) by the first cut-off deadline of 24 September 2024. 

CINEA will now check the admissibility and eligibility of the proposals which will then be evaluated against the specific award criteria of the call. The entire evaluation process is expected to be concluded by the first quarter of 2025 when the results will be announced.

The call covers the roll-out of alternative fuels supply infrastructure for road, maritime, inland waterway and air transport. It supports recharging stations, hydrogen refuelling stations, electricity supply and ammonia and methanol bunkering facilities. The AFIF call for proposals remains open for applications and the next cut-off deadlines are 11 June 2025 and 17 December 2025.

Background

The AFIF call was launched on 29 February 2024 with a total budget of €1 billion. The deployment of alternative fuels supply infrastructure will help contribute to decarbonising transport along the TEN-T network.

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