Funding - Portugal

• European Local Energy Assistance (ELENA)

  ELENA is a European technical assistance facility providing grants to regions and local authorities in order to accelerate their investment programmes in the fields of energy and climate change.

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  Duration: Until exhaustion of funds | Amount: €30 Billion

• COHESION FUND

  Financial arm of the EU Cohesion Policy aiming to reduce economic and social disparities amongst Member States of the European Union

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  Duration: 2014-2020 | Amount: EU28 budget: €68.7 Billion

• COUNCIL OF EUROPE DEVELOPMENT BANK

  A multilateral development bank focusing on social aspects amongst 43 Member States of the Council of Europe. Its scope of action includes various sectors directly contributing to strengthening social cohesion in Europe.

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  Duration: Ongoing | Amount: According to demand

• EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (EAFRD)

  The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) is a funding mechanism under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The rural development regulation aims to set clearly defined common priorities for rural development at the EU level.

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  Duration: 2014-2020 | Amount: €84.936 billion

• EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK (EIB): INTERMEDIATED LOANS

  Intermediated loans are provided by the European Investment Bank to local banks with the condition of transferring them to small and medium-sized businesses. These loans can only be provided for certain purposes. Improving environmental sustainability of SMEs is one of these conditions, which includes supporting competitive and secure energy supply.

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  Duration: Ongoing

• European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

  The ERDF aims to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the European Union by correcting imbalances between its regions.

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  Duration: 2014 - 2020

• EUROPEAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY FUND (EEEF)

  The European Energy Efficiency Fund (EEEF) is a public-private partnership dedicated to mitigating climate change through energy efficiency measures and the use of renewable energy in the Member States of the European Union.

  To reach its final beneficiaries, EEEF can pursue two types of investments; direct investments and investments into financial institutions.

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  | Amount: Total budget (EU28): €146 million

• HORIZON 2020

  Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe's global competitiveness. One of the challenges which Horizon 2020 will address is secure, clean and efficient energy.

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  Duration: 2014 - 2020 | Amount: Global budget: €70,2 billion, including

• INTELLIGENT ENERGY EUROPE III

  Intelligent Energy Europe III is a successor of Intelligent Energy Europe II, a programme aimed at helping organisations willing to improve energy sustainability. It supports energy efficiency and renewable energy policies with a view to reaching EU 2020 energy and climate targets.

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  Duration: 2014 - 2020

• INTERREG (2014 -2020) C

  The INTERREG EUROPE Programme is an EU programme that helps  regions across Europe to work together, sharing their knowledge and experience.

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  Duration: 2014 - 2020 | Amount: ERDF €359 million

• CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY (CEF)

  A programme for investing in EU infrastructure, energy and telecommunications.

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  Duration: 2014-2020 | Amount: €5.85 billion (energy infrastructure)

• LIFE+ Programme

  A financing instrument from the European Union for environmental and nature conservation projects in the EU.

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  Duration: 2014-2020 | Amount: (EU28): €3.46 billion (proposed)