Project Development Assistance for sustainable energy investment
Project Development Assistance for sustainable-energy investment projects in cities, regions and public bodies.
Beschrijving
Objective
Project Development Assistance (PDA) provides technical assistance to convert sustainable-energy project ideas into actual investments. Supports public and private project developers in delivering ambitious, scalable sustainable-energy investments — typically aimed at mobilising private capital using public funds as a catalyst. PDA-developed pipelines contribute to the implementation of the EED, EPBD, Renewable Energy Directive, the Clean Industrial Deal, the Affordable Energy Action Plan and REPowerEU.
Investment sectors that can be supported
- Existing residential buildings, including rental, social housing and district-level renovation
- Existing non-residential buildings — public buildings, hospitals, academies, defence facilities, commercial buildings
- Decarbonisation and modernisation of existing district heating/cooling networks, including low-temperature renewable extensions
- Digitalisation and modernisation of existing local electricity grids — energy efficiency, renewables, electrification of demand (including industry)
- Decarbonisation and energy efficiency improvements in existing public infrastructure (water and wastewater)
- Industry, businesses and services — SMEs and industrial clusters going beyond business-as-usual
- Decentralised renewable electricity and other renewables directly replacing solid or fossil-fuel use
- Organisational innovation — facilitation structures, project development units, one-stop-shops, aggregation models
- Financial engineering — leveraging private investment, blending public and private finance, novel risk-sharing arrangements
What this means for cities and regions
A direct instrument for cities and regional energy agencies seeking to convert their pipeline of sustainable-energy ideas (often from a SECAP or LHCP) into bankable investment programmes. Can also implement investment concepts developed under the European City Facility or earlier LIFE CET projects. Single applicant allowed; topic budget €8M at 95% co-financing. The application requires a mandatory table of investments.
Belangrijke feiten
Indiendatum
16 September 2026, 17:00 (Brussels time)
Gepubliceerd
Openingsdatum
Programma
Ouderoproep
Totaal budget
Per project
Verwachte subsidies
Co-financieringspercentage
Toegankelijkheid
Toegestane landen
Toegestane NUTS-regio's
—Toegestane organisatietypen
Min. consortiumgrootte
—Min. partnerlanden
—Toegankelijkheidsnotities
Who can apply
- Legal entities, public or private — municipalities, regions, intermunicipal authorities, public utilities, public transport operators, regional development agencies, NGOs, SMEs and large enterprises all qualify.
- Established in EU-27 (including Overseas Countries and Territories), EEA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), or countries associated to LIFE 2021–2027.
- The coordinator must be established in an eligible country.
Consortium rule for this topic
Proposals can be submitted by a single applicant from an eligible country (no minimum consortium size).
Restrictions and special cases
- Natural persons are not eligible, except sole traders.
- International organisations are eligible; the eligible-country rules do not apply to them.
- EU bodies cannot participate, except the Joint Research Centre.
- Financial support to third parties is not allowed (except where the topic explicitly provides for it).
- Co-financing rate: 95% of eligible costs (standard for LIFE CET Coordination and Support Actions).
EU restrictive measures (TEU Article 29 / TFEU Article 215) and EU conditionality measures (Regulation 2020/2092) apply. Currently this excludes Hungarian public-interest trusts established under Hungarian Act IX of 2021, or any entity they maintain (Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2506, 16 December 2022).
Classificatie
Thematische domeinen
Activiteitstypen
Ruimte relevantie
Niveau C — ruimte-instrumenten kunnen plausibel de oproep ondersteunen maar worden niet genoemd.
Ruimtediensten
Bronnen
LIFE-2026-CET-PDA
Geïmporteerd 20 mei 2026
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