Renewable energy financing mechanism technology specific
Funding for ground-mounted solar PV and co-located battery storage projects in Bulgaria and Finland to boost renewable energy capacity.
This call funds new renewable energy projects focusing on ground-mounted solar PV and battery storage in specific regions of Bulgaria and Finland. It aims to increase renewable energy capacity cost-effectively and support EU climate goals. Projects must report annual renewable energy production.
Likely relevant for
- Renewable energy project developers
- Solar PV technology providers
- Battery energy storage system integrators
- Energy infrastructure investors
- Environmental NGOs focused on clean energy
Project signals
What it funds
- Deployment of new renewable energy capacities
- Ground-mounted solar PV projects
- Co-located battery energy storage systems (BESS) with solar PV
- Projects located in specified districts of Bulgaria and regions of Finland (excluding Åland)
Expected outcomes
- Additional renewable energy capacity across the EU
- Timely delivery of renewable energy statistics to Member States
- Improved integration of renewable energy into the grid
- Cost-effective renewable energy deployment
Who can apply / participate
- Legal entities capable of implementing renewable energy projects
- Consortia involving relevant stakeholders
- Check call document for consortium requirements
- Projects must be located in Bulgaria (districts of Pernik, Kyustendil, Stara Zagora) or Finland (excluding Åland)
- Projects must be grid-connected or connected to off-taker via single connection point
- Specific eligibility conditions detailed in call document section 6
- Exact applicant types eligible
- Consortium size and composition rules
Must check before shortlisting
- Eligibility criteria details in call document section 6
- Specific conditions per technology and hosting Member State in call document section 2
- Financial and operational capacity requirements in call document section 7
Money
Total budget of approximately EUR 54.9 million for 2026 under RENEWFM Lump Sum Grants.
- Total budget for 2026 — 54900000EURAllocated for RENEWFM-2026-INVEST-TECH-SPEC Lump Sum Grants
Application notes
- Single-stage submission model.
- Proposal page limits and layout as per call document section 5 and application form Part B
- Eligibility conditions in call document section 6
- Financial and operational capacity requirements in call document section 7
- Evaluation and award procedures in call document section 8 and 9
- Legal and financial setup in call document section 10
- Prepare proposal according to call document and application form templates
- Submit proposal via Funding & Tenders Portal before deadline
- Use provided calculators and templates for budget and planning
- Contact CINEA-RENEWFM@ec.europa.eu for support
- Check specific conditions per technology and hosting Member State in call document section 2
- Ensure compliance with lump sum grant rules
- Annual reporting of renewable energy production is mandatory
Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 22 Jun 2026, 17:19 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.
Official source text
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Topic description
Expected Impact: The projects must contribute to the realisation of additional renewable energy capacity across the EU in a cost-effective way and the timely delivery of renewable energy statistics to the participating Member States. The beneficiaries will be expected to report renewable energy production on an annual basis. Objective: The objective is to contribute to the clean energy transition and the Clean Industrial Deal objectives including the goals and objectives of the Paris Agreement, the 2030 climate and energy targets and 2050 carbon neutrality objective. The call shall also contribute to the implementation of Directive 2018/2001 as amended by Directive (EU) 2023/2413 and of the Governance Regulation which sets out an indicative trajectory from 2021 to 2030 for each Member State’s contribution to the Union’s renewables target, with three reference points to be reached in 2022, 2025 and 2027. In this sense, Member States can use the RENEWFM to fill a gap towards the indicative Union trajectory which is the key objective of this call. More specifically, this topic targets ground mounted solar PV with co-located BESS and ground mounted solar PV projects. Solar PV is a well-established and low-cost renewable energy technology aimed at high reliability in terms of deploying fully operational renewable electricity (RES-E) capacities and generation volumes and thus assumes effective and quick project realization from awarded project applicants. Likewise, the costs of battery energy storage systems are rapidly falling, and the co-location of such equipment with a renewable energy production facility entails significant benefits for both the generation installation and the electrical system. By sharing the same grid access point, synergies between the generation and storage systems can be maximised to improve generation profile, optimise grid capacity utilisation, save infrastructure costs, and ultimately enable the integration of higher shares of renewable energy. Scope: The following activities aiming at the deployment of new renewable energy capacities can be funded: RES technology and location: ground mounted solar PV projects with co-located BESS located in Bulgaria, in the districts of Pernik, Kyustendik or Stara Zagora. ground mounted solar PV projects located in Finland (except the region of Åland). A project is considered as a standalone renewable energy project if it is connected to the electricity grid (or to the off-taker, in case of off-grid projects) via a single connection point . Specific conditions per RES technology and per hosting MS apply and are detailed in Section 2 of the Call document .
Conditions and documents
Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in section 5 of the call document.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible countries
described in section 6 of the call document.
3. Other eligibility conditions
described in section 6 of the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in section 7 of the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
described in section 9 of the call document.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in section 4 of the call document.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
described in section 10 of the call document.
Call document and annexes:
Application form templates
Standard application form (RENEWFM) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Calculator (RENEWFM LS INVEST)
Timetable/Gantt chart (RENEWFM)
Cofinancing declaration (RENEWFM)
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Additional documents:
Support information
For help related to this call, please contact: CINEA-RENEWFM@ec.europa.eu Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals . IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc. Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.
Raw budget overview
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