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Paloma Aba-Garrote

Paloma Aba-Garrote

Director, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)

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"These initiatives show our clear commitment to a secure, resilient, sustainable and affordable energy infrastructure across Europe." — January 2026

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EU builds continental energy grid

Built World

Active, overseeing CEF implementation

The European Commission allocated €650 million on January 28, 2026, for 14 cross-border energy projects—including the first-ever construction grant for hydrogen storage infrastructure. Germany's Gronau-Epe facility, which will store hydrogen in underground salt caverns, received €120 million. The Baltic states, which permanently disconnected from Russia's electricity grid just weeks earlier, received €113 million for critical infrastructure protection.

Updated Feb 5