As we have previously indicated, the EU selects infrastructure development projects which enjoy priority on the community level based on a development plan. The Energy Community has also started shortlisting the electricity and natural gas infrastructure projects of common interest in their own (mainly focused on the Balkans) region. REKK participated in the community-focused evaluation of the projects proposed, as a member of an international consortium. In our article we present the proposed and selected projects of energy community interest, and evaluate their effects on the Hungarian electricity and natural gas markets.