Supporting digitalisation of Distribution System Operators for a smart energy transition (Smart Grid Academy)

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Description

Europe

Energy & Environment, ICT & Software•95% • 10M€

Open — Sep 16 (113d)

Dates & Deadlines

Publication Date

April 21, 2026

Opening Date

April 21, 2026

Application Phases

Fase única

September 16, 2026 at 03:00 PM

113 days left

Financial Details

Non-Refundable

Maximum Funding Rate

95%

Budget

10M€

Eligible Project Value

Up to 2M€

Maximum Duration

36 months

Criteria & Documents

Eligible Expenses

●Personnel Costs
●Travel costs
●Equipment costs
●Other goods, works and services costs
●Subcontracting
●Indirect Costs

Access Conditions

●Consortium must include partners from at least three different EU Member States or Associated Countries
●Compliance with general and specific admissibility and eligibility criteria
●Applicants must be legal entities established in eligible countries (EU Member States and associated countries to LIFE)

Selection Criteria

●Impact (contribution to policy and partnership KPIs)
●Relevance to objectives of the LIFE Programme and EU nature/biodiversity legislation
●Resources
●Quality and feasibility of proposed activities

Mandatory Information

●Application form (Part A, Part B, Part C)
●Detailed budget table
●participant information including previous projects,

Result Indicators

●Number of Digitalisation Roadmaps developed
●Number of Digitalisation Roadmaps consequently embedded in the DNDPs
●Number of DSOs directly involved in trainings, workshops, etc.
●Number of follower/associated DSOs indirectly involved in capacity building activities (e.g. through networking, pairing)
●Number of trainings activities, and personnel involved in them
●Investments in digitalisation triggered by the implementation of investment plans developed thanks to the project (cumulative, in million Euro).
●Primary energy savings triggered by the project in GWh/year
●Final energy savings triggered by the project in GWh/year
●Renewable energy generation triggered by the project (in GWh/year)
●Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (in tCO2-eq/year)

EU Programme Details

Call ID: LIFE-2026-CET-DIGITAL
Submission Mode: Single-stage
Expected Projects: 5 projects
Funding Rate Rule: 95% co-financing rate

Funding Rate

95%

Budget

10M€

Days Left

113

Sep 16

Curated by

Maria Macedo

Eligibility

Eligible Sectors

Energy & EnvironmentICT & Software

Company Sizes

MicroSMESmall Mid-CapMid-CapLargePrivate non-profit entitiesPublic entitiesNon-business entities of the R&I system (ENESII)

Application Mode

Consortium / Copromotion

Action Types

Development of Digitalisation RoadmapsCapacity building & trainingPilot implementation of digital solutionsValidation of tools (AI, EMS, IoT systems)Data management & interoperability actionsGrid observability & smart operationAI deployment and digital solutions

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