Additional criteria for identifying Projects of common interest, as referred to in Article 6(2)

Developing electricity networks in island, isolated, peripheral and ultraperipheral regions while promoting the diversification of energy sources and enhancing the use of renewable energy, and connection of the electricity networks of those regions, if appropriate: Ireland — United Kingdom (Wales) Greece (islands) Italy (Sardinia) — France (Corsica) — Italy (mainland) Connections in island regions, including connections to the mainland Connections in ultraperipheral regions in France, Spain, Portugal. Developing the electricity connections between the Member States needed for the functioning of the internal market and in order to ensure the reliability and dependability of the operation of electricity networks: France — Belgium — Netherlands — Germany France — Germany France — Italy France — Spain Portugal — Spain Finland — Sweden Finland — Estonia — Latvia — Lithuania Austria — Italy Italy — Slovenia Austria — Italy — Slovenia — Hungary Germany — Poland Germany — Poland — Czech Republic — Austria — Slovakia — Hungary Hungary — Slovakia Hungary — Austria Poland — Lithuania Ireland — United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Austria — Germany — Slovenia — Hungary Netherlands — United Kingdom Germany — Denmark — Sweden Greece — Italy Hungary — Slovenia Malta — Italy Finland — Estonia Italy — Slovenia. Developing electrical connections within the Member States where needed in order to take advantage of the connections between the Member States, the functioning of the internal market or the connection of renewable energy sources: all Member States. Developing electricity connections with non-Member States, and more particularly with the candidate countries, thus contributing towards interoperability, the operational reliability and dependability of the electricity grids or the supply of electricity within the European Community: Germany — Norway Netherlands — Norway Sweden — Norway United Kingdom — Norway Baltic Electricity Ring: Germany — Poland — Belarus — Russia — Lithuania — Latvia — Estonia — Finland — Sweden — Norway — Denmark Norway — Sweden — Finland — Russia Mediterranean Electricity Ring: France — Spain — Morocco — Algeria — Tunisia — Libya — Egypt — near eastern countries — Turkey — Greece — Italy Greece — Turkey Italy — Switzerland Austria — Switzerland Hungary — Romania Hungary — Serbia Hungary — Croatia Italy — Tunisia Greece — Balkan countries Spain — Morocco Spain — Andorra — France EU — Balkan countries — Belarus — Russia — Ukraine Black Sea Electricity Ring: Russia — Ukraine — Romania — Bulgaria — Turkey –Georgia Bulgaria — Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia/Greece — Albania — Italy or Bulgaria — Greece — Italy. Actions improving the functioning of the interconnected electricity networks within the internal market, in particular, identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, developing solutions in order to deal with congestion and adapting the methods of forecasting and of operating electricity networks: Identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, especially cross-border, within electricity networks, Developing solutions for electricity flow management in order to deal with the problems of congestion within electricity networks, Adapting the methods of forecasting and of operating electricity networks as required for the proper functioning of the internal market and the use of a high percentage of renewable energy sources. Introducing natural gas into new regions, mainly island, isolated, peripheral and ultraperipheral regions, and developing natural gas networks in these regions: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Ireland Spain Portugal Greece Sweden Denmark Italy (Sardinia) France (Corsica) Cyprus Malta Ultraperipheral regions in France, Spain, Portugal. Developing natural gas connections in order to meet the needs of the internal market or strengthening the security of supply, including connection of separate natural gas and olefin gas networks: Ireland — United Kingdom France — Spain France — Switzerland Portugal — Spain Austria — Germany Austria — Hungary Austria — Hungary — Slovakia — Poland Poland — Czech Republic Slovakia — Czech Republic — Germany — Austria Austria — Italy Greece –Balkan countries Austria — Hungary — Romania — Bulgaria — Greece — Turkey France — Italy Greece — Italy Austria — Czech Republic Germany — Czech Republic — Austria — Italy Austria — Slovenia — Croatia Hungary — Croatia Hungary — Romania Hungary — Slovakia Hungary — Ukraine Slovenia — Balkan countries Belgium — Netherlands — Germany United Kingdom — Netherlands — Germany Germany — Poland Denmark — United Kingdom Denmark — Germany — Sweden Denmark — Netherlands. Developing the capacities for receiving LNG and for storage of natural gas needed in order to meet demand, control gas supply systems, and diversify sources and supply routes: all Member States. Developing the natural gas transport capacity (gas supply pipelines) needed in order to meet demand and diversify supplies from internal and external sources, as well as supply routes: Nordic Gas Grid: Norway — Denmark — Germany — Sweden — Finland — Russia — Baltic States — Poland Algeria — Spain — France Russia — Ukraine — EU Russia — Belarus — Ukraine — EU Russia — Belarus — EU Russia — Baltic Sea — Germany Russia — Baltic States — Poland — Germany Germany — Czech Republic — Poland — Germany — other Member States Libya — Italy Tunisia — Libya — Italy Caspian Sea countries — EU Russia — Ukraine — Moldavia — Romania — Bulgaria — Greece — Slovenia — other Balkan countries Russia — Ukraine — Slovakia — Hungary — Slovenia — Italy Netherlands — Germany — Switzerland — Italy Belgium — France — Switzerland — Italy Denmark — Sweden — Poland Norway — Russia — EU Ireland Algeria — Italy — France Algeria — Tunisia — Italy Middle East — East Mediterranean Gas Ring — EU Winksele (BE) blending installation on the north-south axis (blending of H gas with nitrogen) Capacity upgrade on the east-west axis: Zeebrugge (BE) — Eynatten (BE). Actions improving the functioning of the interconnected natural gas networks within the internal market and transit countries, in particular, identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, developing solutions in order to deal with congestion and adapting methods of forecasting and of operating natural gas networks efficiently and safely: identifying the bottlenecks and missing links, especially cross-border, within the natural gas networks, developing solutions for natural gas flow management in order to deal with the problems of congestion within the gas networks, adapting the methods of forecasting and operating natural gas networks required by the functioning of the internal market, increasing the overall performance, safety and security of the natural gas networks in transit countries. Developing and integrating the olefin gases transport capacity needed in order to meet demand within the internal market: all Member States.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-01 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.