Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The LIFE Programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. The general objective of LIFE is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental and climate policy and legislation by co-financing projects with European added value. After 22 years, €3.4 billion and 4.170 projects, the LIFE Programme continues to finance actions for the environment and climate action.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
Project Development Assistance (PDA) will support project promoters in preparing and launching investment pipelines of sustainable energy projects. Also it aims to support project developers across Europe to deliver a highly ambitious sustainable energy project pipeline. It offers technical assistance to public and private project developers to deliver energy efficiency and renewable energy investments of ambition and scale.
The call topic aims to build technical, economic and legal expertise of project promoters needed for the successful project development and implementation.
Detailed Call Description
Proposals should demonstrate a clear showcase dimension in delivering replicable solutions for accelerating sustainable energy investments across Europe, as regards:
- the organisational innovation for the mobilisation of the investment programme such as setting up project development units or establishing efficient procurement procedures for large-scale bundling and pooling of (mixed) assets; and/or
- financial engineering with a particular focus on leveraging enhanced levels of private investment and improved combination of existing funds. This could include Energy Performance Contracting, financial instruments, blended funds, innovative on-bill and on-tax payment schemes, community-based financing schemes, etc.
Proposals should aim for high ambition levels of energy savings and decarbonisation, such as deep renovation, nearly zero-energy buildings (nZEB) or zero-emission building (ZEB) standards, incl. building-integrated renewables, positive energy buildings or districts and/or highly energy efficient infrastructure.
Proposals could target sectors including:
- Buildings
– Existing residential buildings including large social housing operators or district-level renovation approaches.
– Existing non-residential buildings, such as public bodies’ buildings, hospitals, academies, defence facilities such as their offices, and commercial buildings.
- District Heating/Cooling networks
– Decarbonisation and modernisation of existing district heating/cooling networks, including the extension of existing networks provided that extended networks are fully based on low-temperature renewable energy or waste heat.
- Infrastructure
– Existing public infrastructure such as water/wastewater services or lighting.
- Businesses
– Improving energy efficiency of industry and services, including SMEs through, for example, market facilitators that are supporting investment projects.
- Renewables
– Renewable energy production from energy communities and other citizen-led initiatives.
- Mobility
– Clean and energy efficient urban transport infrastructure.
– Low emission urban mobility solutions including conversion of urban areas for soft mobility or non-motorised transport.
– Integration of smart recharging infrastructures in buildings, including in multi-family buildings.
The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU of a range of €1 million to €1.5 million would allow the specific objectives to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
95%
Thematic Categories
- Energy
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Investment Funds
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- non-EU countries:
- listed EEA countries and countries associated to the LIFE Programme (list of participating countries)
- the coordinator must be established in an eligible country
Consortium composition:
proposals must be submitted by at least one applicant from an eligible country.
For all topics, the coordinator must be established in an eligible country.
Proposals for this topic can be submitted by public or private project promoters such as public authorities or their groupings, public/private infrastructure operators and bodies, energy agencies, energy service companies, retail chains, large property owners, services or industry.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Department of Environment
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment
www.lifecyclamen.com.cy
Persons to Contact
Marilena Papastavrou
Environment Officer, National Contact Point for Environment
Telephone: +357 22 408 926
Email: mpapastavrou@environment.moa.gov.cy
Chrystalla Papastavrou
Environment Officer, National Contact Point for Climate
Telephone: +357 22 408 962
Email: cpapastavrou@environment.moa.gov.cy