The EU launches the Trans-Mediterranean Cooperation on Renewable Energy and Clean Technology

On 9 June, the European Union launched the Trans-Mediterranean Cooperation on Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (T-MED), a flagship initiative under the Pact for the Mediterranean. T-MED aims to accelerate the development of renewable energy, hydrogen, clean technology manufacturing and modern electricity grids across the Mediterranean region, with a view to fostering a more integrated, sustainable and interconnected Mediterranean energy market.

Presented during European Sustainable Energy Week by the Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, and the Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jørgensen, the T-MED initiative aims to mobilise up to €25 billion in investmentby 2035. The European Commission has made more than €5 billion in guarantee capacity available under the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus. This guarantee capacity will help unlock public and private investment in the sectors covered by the T-MED initiative.

The main objective of T-MED is to strengthen energy cooperation across the Mediterranean. By 2035, the initiative is expected to contribute to the development of 15 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity, drive regulatory reforms in partner countries and help create more than 100,000 jobs in the clean energy sectors.

T-MED will promote cross-border cooperation and strategic partnerships in the energy sector by bringing together governments, financial institutions, private sector actors and local stakeholders. By supporting the diversification of energy systems and supply chains, the initiative will improve energy security, strengthen competitiveness, support decarbonisation and contribute to the long-term prosperity and stability of the region, for both the EU and its Southern Mediterranean partners.

Five pillars to boost investment, cooperation, capacity and trade in renewable energy and clean technologies

T-MED will be implemented through five coordinated actions:

1.Mobilising investment:T-MED will bring together the Commission, European and international financial institutions and the private sector to reduce investment risks, attract funding and support renewable energy and clean technology projects across the region.

2.Regulatory cooperation:T-MED will help partner countries improve the investment climate, in particular by streamlining permitting procedures, harmonising regulations and reducing barriers to investment.

3.Capacity building:through aT-MED Skills Agenda, it will help adapt vocational training to the needs of the clean energy sector, ensuring that the local workforce can benefit from the new employment opportunities created by the energy transition. In particular, the Skills Agenda will include support for the modernisation of technical and vocational education and training systems, the strengthening of university partnerships, and the promotion of excellence in engineering, digital technologies and green finance.

4. Improving renewable energy infrastructure and trade: bymobilising investment in the coming years, T-MED will drive the modernisation of electricity grids, promote cross-border energy trade and encourage the deployment of smart technologies to better integrate renewable energy into electricity systems.

5. Industrial cooperation on clean technologies: T-MEDwill support local manufacturing, greater supply chain resilience and foster innovation and industrial partnerships across the Mediterranean.

Next steps

The Commission has launched a call for expressions of interest for private investors (such as commercial banks, asset managers and impact funds), open until 15 June, and a call for expressions of interest for project promoters (such as companies developing projects), open from today until 15 August. By October 2026 at the latest, the European Commission will chair the first operational meeting of the T-MED Investment Platform.

Between now and 2027, the first EU-Mediterranean industrial partnerships in the field of clean technologies will be launched, bringing together companies from both sides of the Mediterranean.

General context

The Pact for the Mediterranean, launched on 28 November 2025 in Barcelona, strengthens the EU’s cooperation and partnership with the countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Organised around three pillars — one of which focuses on ‘stronger, sustainable and integrated economies’ — it positions T-MED as one of the key initiatives.

For further information: European Commission