The Connecting Europe Facility is a key EU funding instrument to promote growth, jobs and competitiveness through infrastructure investment at European level.
The objective is to develop inland waterways transport infrastructure projects on the TEN-T core network.
Studies and / or works on inland waterways related to:
Studies and/or works on TEN-T core inland ports related to:
Any internal service road, maintenance road, access road, etc., from/to/on quays, berths, terminals, rail yards, or any other location within the inland port, even if needed for the Action implementation, will not be supported.
Works projects may include on-site renewable energy generation as a synergetic element in accordance with Section 10.6 of the Work Programme, such as grid connections from the port to the grid outside of the port needed for the shore-side electricity supply, photovoltaic power plants, wind turbines etc. that is primarily used for example for the shore-side electricity supply, for the need of the basic port infrastructure and for diverse port operations. Such synergetic elements must improve the socio-economic, climate or environmental benefits of the project and may not exceed 20% of the total eligible costs of the project.
Waterside infrastructure development projects means infrastructure that enhances the navigability capacity in the inland waterways section of the revised TEN-T Regulation or improves the multimodal connection of waterborne transport operations. This excludes infrastructure that does not directly benefit waterborne transport operations.
Elements of storage, transhipment facilities and equipment may be included in a project benefiting inland waterway transport only if they are fully integrated in, and a minor part of the infrastructure investment project. These projects should not aim to focus on storing and transhipment facilities and equipment, but rather on the transport infrastructure.
Support will not be given to infrastructure dedicated for cruise ships, except as regards shore-side electricity supply.
Hinterland connections to the inland ports are covered by the respective transport mode priorities but may be part of a single project (for instance a project improving the rail access both within and outside the port area). Projects combining hinterland access both within and outside the port area may be submitted either to the inland port or to the maritime port/rail topics as appropriate.
The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rate fixed in the Grant Agreement (maximum 85% (‘project funding rate’).
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works
Department of Public Works
Website: https://bit.ly/3BoYoGo
Address: 165 Strovolou Avenue, 2048 Strovolos
Telephones: +357 22806521, +357 22806550, +357 22806537
Email: info@pwd.mcw.gov.cy
Contact person:
Elpida Epameinondas
Senior Executive Engineer
Τelephone: +357 22806643
Email: eepamenonda@pwd.mcw.gov.cy
CINEA – Transport:
https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/index_en