At the UfM Energy Platform, Mediterranean Energy Platforms Speak with One Voice on T-MED
At the UfM Energy Platform, Mediterranean Energy Platforms Speak with One Voice on T-MED
Building on the T-MED Technical Coordination Workshop held in Brussels on 30 June, MEDREG, Med-TSO, MED-GEM, OMEC and MedENER presented coordinated contributions to T-MED implementation at the Union for the Mediterranean Energy Platform on 1 July.
1 July 2026 — DG MENA, Brussels & Online.
At the Union for the Mediterranean Energy Platform, regional energy stakeholders took a concrete step toward turning the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative, T-MED, into a shared Mediterranean delivery agenda.
The presentation, delivered by Frank Wouters, Director of the MED-GEM Network, carried the title “Speaking with One Voice on T-MED” and brought together the contributions of five regional energy platforms: MEDREG, Med-TSO, MED-GEM, OMEC and MedENER.
The message was clear: T-MED will not succeed by creating parallel structures. It will succeed by connecting what already exists: regulation, grids, data, industry, skills and investment — into one coherent implementation framework.
From Brussels coordination to UfM delivery
The 1 July presentation built directly on the outcomes of the T-MED Technical Coordination Workshop, organised the previous day in Brussels with the participation of MEDREG, Med-TSO, MED-GEM, OMEC, MedENER, RCREEE, the European Commission’s DG MENA and DG ENER, and regional energy stakeholders.
The workshop aimed to move T-MED from strategic framework to operational delivery. Discussions focused on what the initiative now needs from regional platforms: regulatory intelligence that makes projects bankable, infrastructure planning aligned with industrial development, green hydrogen readiness, skills, finance, manufacturing, energy efficiency and credible data for investment decisions.
During the workshop, T-MED was framed not as an export-only agenda, but as a win-win partnership under the Pact for the Mediterranean. Its purpose is to unlock the Southern Mediterranean’s renewable energy and clean-technology potential while supporting domestic decarbonisation, affordable energy, industrial development, job creation and energy security on both shores.
Five platforms, one coordinated contribution
At the UfM Energy Platform, each organisation presented its comparative advantage and its potential contribution to T-MED implementation.
MEDREG brings regulatory convergence and investor confidence, including country reviews, regulatory profiles, investment dialogue and capacity building.
Med-TSO contributes expertise on grids, interconnections and regional planning, including system-needs analysis, cross-border project mapping and interconnection roadmaps.
MED-GEM Network brings its work on green molecules, industry and investment readiness, including B2B matchmaking, the Industry Advisory Board, EDU-HUB, Green Hydrogen Camps, and the CBAM and renewable hydrogen helpdesk.
OMEC contributes data, scenarios and forward-looking analysis through the Mediterranean Energy Perspectives, the Mediterranean Energy Review and the proposed T-MED dashboard.
MedENER brings expertise on renewable energy, energy efficiency, demand-side management and national policy implementation through its network of energy-management agencies.
Together, these contributions define a coordination layer for T-MED: each platform keeps its mandate, but the ecosystem moves in one direction.
Four cooperation priorities
The 30 June workshop identified four priority areas for cooperation, which were carried into the UfM discussion.
First, on regulation and investment frameworks, participants underlined that regulatory certainty is the foundation of bankability. They called for stronger regulatory coordination, greater transparency, a common green certification framework building on CBAM and renewable hydrogen certification, and a high-level energy dialogue with concrete outcomes.
Second, on infrastructure and grid integration, the discussion shifted from project-by-project development to regional planning. Priorities included multi-scenario analysis for grid interconnections, common methodologies for assessing priority corridors, early engagement with international financial institutions and the development of a T-MED Project of Interest procedure.
Third, on industrial value and clean-tech value chains, participants focused on shared value creation rather than relocation alone. This includes mapping manufacturing capacities, identifying skills gaps, promoting EU–Southern Mediterranean joint ventures and supporting clean-tech entrepreneurship.
Fourth, on knowledge, scenarios and policy alignment, partners proposed a shared T-MED dashboard built on a common 2025 baseline. The dashboard would consolidate data on renewable energy, grids, investment, regulation, policies and ESG indicators, while translating technical information into clear messages for policymakers, investors and industry.
The UfM Energy Platform as regional anchor
The UfM Energy Platform provided the political and regional space to carry this work forward. UfM Member States welcomed the revitalisation of the Platform and recognised the synergies between the Platform and T-MED.
In this framework, MED-GEM Network will co-lead one of the Platform’s Working Groups together with OMEC | Organisation Méditerranéenne de l'Énergie et du Climat, pairing MED-GEM’s expertise in industry, skills and investment readiness with OMEC’s data and scenarios.
This creates a practical bridge between technical cooperation and regional policy dialogue. It also gives T-MED a stronger Mediterranean anchor: one where institutions, platforms and Member States can align around implementation rather than operate in silos.
From potential to investment
Across the Brussels workshop and the UfM Energy Platform, one message emerged clearly: the value of the Mediterranean energy transition will not sit only in the electron, the molecule or the export contract.
It will sit in the corridor.
That corridor is built through bankable regulation, grid-readiness, shared industrial value, credible data, skilled people and coordinated institutions. It is what allows projects to move from interest to investment.
The next steps are already visible. The T-MED Call for Expressions of Interest remains open until 15 August 2026. The first operational meeting of the T-MED Investment Platform is expected in October. In December, MED-GEM Network will host a B2B EU–MENA matchmaking event to connect European and Southern Mediterranean industry around concrete clean-tech and renewable energy value chains.
T-MED is now moving from strategic framework to delivery agenda. At the UfM Energy Platform, the region showed what this delivery agenda requires: five platforms, one voice, and a shared commitment to turn Mediterranean potential into investment, industry, skills and resilience.
The MED-GEM Network is funded by the European Union and implemented by GIZ International Services.
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