Energy Community calls for nominations of PECI energy infrastructure projects
Developers of cross-border energy infrastructure investments within the Energy Community or internal ones with significant cross-border dimensions can nominate them by January 19 within the selection process for projects of Energy Community Interest (PECI). In line with the Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) regulation, the mechanism is for electricity transmission and energy storage including protection, monitoring and control systems, together with smart power and gas grids, hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
The Energy Community Secretariat opened a call for promotors to submit their projects for evaluation within the 2026 PECI selection. EU regulation 2022/869 – revised TEN-E, which the Energy Community Ministerial Council adopted as 2023/02/MC-EnC, stipulates the approval of the second list of projects of Energy Community Interest (PECI) by December 31, 2026.
Nominations are received until January 19. The proposals concern the electricity and gas sectors.
In the first group are high- and extra-high-voltage overhead transmission lines and underground and submarine transmission cables. It includes equipment and installations for offshore renewable electricity.
Eligible electricity segment investments are also for energy storage, as well as protection, monitoring and control systems for all of the above and at all voltage levels.
Projects for smart power and gas grids are both in the scope of the PECI selection process. Hydrogen-based technologies, electrolyzers and CO2 projects are within the gas infrastructure list as well, the call reads.
PECIs are for cross-border energy infrastructure within the Energy Community or internal endeavors with significant cross-border dimensions.
Proposal forms are available at the call’s webpage.
Ministries, regulatory authorities and transmission system operators will be among the institutions evaluating nominated projects. The group also consists of the European Commission, Energy Community Secretariat, Energy Community Regulatory Board, the ECDSO-E entity of Energy Community distribution system operators, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG).
The Energy Community comprises the Western Balkans, Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine.
