EIB supports the reconstruction of damaged infrastructure and housing in the Dominican Republic with grant support from the EU This financing will deliver 1,100 new affordable houses, 55km of new and upgraded roads, over 4km of new and rehabilitated dykes Visit to the Caribbean focused on supporting climate change adaptation and resilience The European Investment […]
ENGIE and partners sign contracts for 60 MW solar PV projects in Senegal
ENGIE was selected as preferred bidder by Senegal’s Electricity Sector Regulation Commission (CRSE) in a tender launched in October 2017. ENGIE (ENGIE.com) and partners Meridiam and FONSIS have signed the EPC, Operation & Maintenance and Finance contracts for two solar PV projects of 60 MW. The total investment cost for the projects amounts to 47.5 […]
Spain: EIB and ICO sign a green financing deal with IBERDROLA for the largest photovoltaic power plant under construction in Europe, in Extremadura
The EIB will provide EUR 145m and ICO up to EUR 140m to finance the Núñez de Balboa project The new installation will have a total power output of 500 MW and will come on line next year More than 1000 people will be employed at the plant during the construction phase The European Investment […]
France: Amundi and EIB launch the Green Credit Continuum programme to provide EUR 1bn for the development of green debt in Europe
The goal is to ensure better access for European companies and green projects to market financing to speed up their energy transition This will be achieved by boosting supply and demand of green finance through: the development of three new segments on the European green bond market, offering attractive yields to institutional investors ,the creation […]
Finland: Climate and Environment – EIB and NIB Group strengthen cooperation
European Investment Bank (EIB) and Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) Group reconfirm joint commitments at high-level meeting in Helsinki Close cooperation on climate and environmental sustainability with a view to the future. In the margins of the EIB’s management committee visit to Helsinki this week, a high-level meeting between took place with the top management of […]
Greece: EIB and National Bank of Greece launch new green and urban infrastructure investment scheme
National Bank of Greece first partner bank under EUR 650 million national infrastructure initiative Scheme to support renewable, energy efficiency and urban projects Innovative new scheme combines EU, national and EIB funds New investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and urban development projects across Greece will be supported following the first agreement under a new […]
EU Finance Ministers welcome strengthened EIB support for climate investment
European finance ministers today welcomed the European Investment Bank’s crucial role in providing climate finance. At the Annual Meeting of the EIB Board of Governors in Luxembourg, ministers welcomed the EU Bank’s role delivering the Investment Plan for Europe, ambitious plans to enhance the impact of energy financing and unlocking transformational public and private investment […]
The European Commission, EIB and Breakthrough Energy Ventures establish a new EUR 100 million fund to support clean energy investments
Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe (BEV-E), a new EUR 100 million investment fund was established by the European Commission, the European Investment Bank and Breakthrough Energy Ventures during the Fourth Mission Innovation Ministerial meeting in Vancouver, Canada. The fund will help develop innovative European companies and bring radically new clean energy technologies to the market. It will support […]
France : La Banque Postale and EIB sign framework agreement to promote the development of renewable energies
As a civic-minded bank, La Banque Postale has just signed a framework agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the development of renewable energies (photovoltaic power plants and wind farms) in France. This agreement strengthens La Banque Postale’s role as a key player in financing regional energy transitions. The EIB is confident of La […]
France : La Banque Postale and EIB sign framework agreement to promote the development of renewable energies
As a civic-minded bank, La Banque Postale has just signed a framework agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the development of renewable energies (photovoltaic power plants and wind farms) in France. This agreement strengthens La Banque Postale’s role as a key player in financing regional energy transitions. The EIB is confident of La […]