The European Commission selected 70 projects to receive over €600 million in funding from the Connecting Europe Facility to deploy alternative fuels infrastructure across Europe's trans-European transport network. This substantial investment, representing the second cut-off of the 2024-2025 Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) call, will accelerate the deployment of electric recharging stations, hydrogen refuelling stations, and maritime bunkering facilities across 24 EU Member States. The projects support the objectives of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, ReFuelEU Aviation, and FuelEU Maritime regulations, demonstrating the EU's commitment to making zero-emission mobility accessible for all citizens.

AFIF serves as a key driver of the EU's efforts to expand alternative fuel supply infrastructure, complementing regulatory frameworks designed to decarbonise aviation and maritime sectors. Since 2021, AFIF has allocated more than €2.5 billion in EU grants to alternative fuels projects, demonstrating sustained commitment to creating a continuous, interoperable, and future-proof infrastructure network enabling widespread deployment of zero-emission vehicles, vessels, and aircraft ground operations across the continent.

• Europe's transport network will be electrified through installation of more than 1,000 electric recharging points for light-duty vehicles with 150 kW capacity, 2,000 new recharging points for heavy-duty vehicles delivering 350 kW capacity, and 586 recharging points with 1 MW power output, creating continuous transnational corridors particularly for heavy-duty vehicles across the TEN-T network.
• Sixteen European airports will electrify their ground handling services through these projects, making a significant contribution towards reducing aviation emissions and supporting ReFuelEU Aviation requirements and airport decarbonisation strategies.
• Twenty-four ports will receive funds to deploy onshore power supply (OPS) to green their port operations and invest in ammonia bunkering infrastructure, facilitating the transition to renewable and low-carbon fuels by ships—a main priority outlined in the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan and supporting compliance with FuelEU Maritime shore-power mandates.

This substantial infrastructure investment directly supports the EU's Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy objective of reducing transport emissions by 90% by 2050. The projects demonstrate technological maturity and future-proofing through integration of smart grid systems, load management, photovoltaic installations, and battery storage solutions.

The deployment spans all major transport modes: road transport through extensive charging and hydrogen refuelling networks, maritime transport through port electrification and alternative fuel bunkering facilities, aviation through airport ground operations electrification, and inland waterways through integrated multimodal solutions. 

Beyond environmental benefits, these investments enhance European competitiveness by creating jobs, developing supply chains for chargers and electrolysers, and fostering European capabilities in alternative fuel infrastructure sectors. The projects leverage EU funding to unlock private capital and public-private partnerships, demonstrating how strategic subsidies can mobilise hundreds of millions in additional investment from industry partners.

Source: https://transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/commission-allocates-over-eu600-million-70-projects-deploying-alternative-fuels-infrastructure-2025-11-17_en