Energy 2027

Opportunity snapshot

Collection

Horizon Europe

Source / programme

European Union / European Commission · Cluster 5 Climate, Energy and Mobility

Status

Forthcoming

Actionability

Forthcoming for new applicants

Record granularity

Umbrella Call

Verification date

17 Jul 2026

What the opportunity supports

This profile covers the Horizon Europe call or topic “Energy 2027”. The official targeting includes: Strong for utilities, grid operators, PV manufacturers and industrial CCUS clusters.

Thematic fit

Energy infrastructure and CCUS

Egypt eligibility and applicant role

Egyptian private-sector entities can participate as funded beneficiaries and may coordinate unless a topic sets a narrower applicant or consortium condition.

Egyptian participation is subject to the live call, topic conditions, General Annexes and any strategic, security, ownership, control or establishment restrictions.

Best-fit applicants

Hydropower refurbishment, tandem PV, PV electrification, TSO/DSO control rooms, storage retrofits, energy data community, industrial CCUS clusters.

Funding and instrument

Funding scale

Indicative EUR 6-10m per project

Instrument

IA generally 70% for for-profit entities; CSA generally 100%, unless the topic states otherwise.

Scale basis

Indicative

Co-financing

Topic-specific - Funding rate and own contribution vary by action type and topic

Access and co-financing

Topic-specific - Funding rate and own contribution vary by action type and topic

Submission timing

1. Openingtype=opening | stage=Opening | date=2027-08-04 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false

Applicant positioning

Quantify energy, emissions and resource performance; secure asset owners and pilot sites; link technical validation to bankability, standards and post-project deployment.

Strategic fit and caveats

This is a call-level profile. Individual topic conditions, portal updates and the General Annexes remain controlling.

Priority

High

Priority rationale

for aligned industrial partners

Verification confidence

High

Horizon classification

Programme family

Horizon Europe

Pillar / programme part

Pillar II · Cluster 5 Climate, Energy and Mobility

Call / topic ID

HORIZON-CL5-2027-07

Call year

2027

Action type

IA|CSA

Record granularity

Umbrella Call

Egyptian private-sector role

Egyptian private-sector entities can participate as funded beneficiaries and may coordinate unless a topic sets a narrower applicant or consortium condition.

Coordination eligibility

Conditional / topic-specific

Access family

Consortium or funded partner

Consortium and beneficiary conditions

Mono-beneficiary status

No for IA; possible for CSA

Consortium conditions

IA standard consortium; CSA depends on topic

Funding and financial burden

Indicative project ticket

Indicative EUR 6-10m per project

Call budget

call budget EUR 179m

Expected awards

22

Funding rate

IA generally 70% for for-profit entities; CSA generally 100%, unless the topic states otherwise.

Co-financing

Topic-specific - Funding rate and own contribution vary by action type and topic

TRL and maturity

TRL range

Not specified

Maturity

Innovation/demonstration maturity; exact starting and target TRL are topic-specific.

Restrictions and screening

Strategic restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Security restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Ownership / control restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Establishment restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Screening note

No special restriction identified at profile level; topic conditions, the General Annexes and live portal still control

Source and verification

Adopted Horizon Europe 2026-2027 work programme and official programme source; live Funding & Tenders Portal recheck required