The Intelligent Energy Executive Agency (IEEA) implements the Intelligent Energy - Europe programme.

With more than 40 staff, the IEEA manages the different projects and events funded under the IEE programme, and disseminates the know-how and best practices which result. This gives the programme a sharper focus and greater visibility.

The IEEA is the first of a number of new Executive Agencies created by the European Commission to put policies into action more efficiently and with improved results, helping the Commission concentrate on its policy-making and institutional tasks. The parent Directorate-General of the IEEA is DG TREN.

The decision to create the IEEA was taken at the end of 2003. Since 2006 it is fully responsible for the operation of the IEE programme and for managing its own budget. 

Patrick Lambert, Director of the IEEA.