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Madrid – Spain has secured 72.7 million euros in European funds for the financing of eight projects that will install 589 electric charging points, 26 green hydrogen fueling stations, and boost the decarbonization of ports in the Trans-European Transport Network.
In total, these grants will mobilize nearly 400 million euros of investment in Spain, within the framework of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) – Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) call, with the aim of promoting sustainable and low-emission transport.
All projects involve the participation of Spanish companies, in addition to other companies from EU countries, and several of them are supported by the Official Credit Institute (ICO).
The roads of Spain’s Trans-European Network will have 589 new charging points with a power ranging from 150 kW to 350 kW and 26 hydrogen stations at pressures between 300 and 700 bar.
In the port sector, several terminals of the ports of Barcelona, Valencia, and Gijón will be electrified, Algeciras port will develop infrastructures for the supply of ammonia, and Huelva port will do the same for methanol supply.
With this public-private collaboration, Spain certifies its commitment to the decarbonization of both maritime and land transport and its commitment to sustainability in this sector through its commitment to renewable energies.
Likewise, the European Commission has opened the second deadline for the AFIF call, marking the submission of proposals until June 11, 2025, a procedure that companies can access through the official website of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility.
The grants are awarded through competitive tendering, based on a scoring system under criteria of impact, relevance, maturity, or catalytic effect of the funds; and beneficiaries may be both companies or agencies of the EU, which can present an individual or group proposal, as well as international organizations related to the sector. (February 6)