Clean Energy Transition · Standard Action Project
SHAREs Plus
Advancing Simple and Smart Energy Communities in Eastern Europe
About the project
SHAREs Plus advances citizen-led energy initiatives in five European countries by drawing on frontrunner expertise, proven tools and functional technical platforms. Building on the SHAREs National Gateways, it replicates the model in new countries and extends it to additional use cases, aiming to launch 13 new energy communities and to support 50 existing ones as Gateway users. The project focuses on Cyprus, Romania, North Macedonia and Ukraine, with Bulgaria as a pioneer and pilot site for citizen-led thermal renewables and vulnerable consumer engagement, and Austria as the main capacity-building partner. Its framework rests on four dimensions (integrate, enhance, learn, empower) and delivers localised technical support, legal Q&A catalogues, financial databases and National Citizen Energy Forums.
new energy communities to be launched
existing energy communities supported as Gateway users
countries covered
Ukrainian participation
Ukraine is one of the project's target countries, and the Centre for Environmental Initiatives «Ecoaction» is the Ukrainian partner. According to the project's Ukrainian page and Ecoaction, the partner is developing a Ukrainian National Gateway for energy communities (sharerenewables.org.ua) and working on the legal framework for energy communities in Ukraine.
| Organisation | Role | EU contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Centre for Environmental Initiatives «Ecoaction» | Beneficiary | EU contribution: €95,451 |
Consortium
Coordinator
Black Sea Energy Research Centre
Bulgaria
Ukraine
- Centre for Environmental Initiatives «Ecoaction»
- See “Ukrainian participation”
Austria
- Austrian Energy Agency
Cyprus
- Cyprus Energy Agency
North Macedonia
- SDEWES-Skopje
Romania
- Cooperativadeenergie.ro SCE SRL
Links
- Official project page (CINEA)webgate.ec.europa.eu(opens in a new tab)
- Project websiteshares-project.eu(opens in a new tab)
- Ukrainian page of the projectshares-project.eu(opens in a new tab)
- Ecoaction news about SHAREs Plusen.ecoaction.org.ua(opens in a new tab)
- Project partnersshares-project.eu(opens in a new tab)
Sources and verification
Data verified on 19 Oct 2026 against official sources: