Finance
EU leads the way in green finance
The EU has emerged as a global leader in green finance, having issued over €65 billion in NextGenerationEU (NGEU) Green Bonds since 2020.
Electrica's shareholders have approved the issuance of green bonds, supporting the company's strategy for energy transition and sustainable development, with a cap of up to €500 million.
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) issued a joint statement at COP29 in Baku outlining financial support and other measures for countries to achieve ambitious climate outcomes.
EIB and ORLEN Group, Poland's largest energy company, signed a €200 million loan agreement for projects supporting energy transition.
Romania's Ministry of Energy has secured significant progress in its green energy transition through the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
EBRD has agreed to invest up to €29.3 million in a green bond issuance by Poland's R.Power SA. This investment will secure funds for renewable energy projects.
Raiffeisen Private Banking, Romania's leading private banking service, has reached the €1 billion mark in investment products.
EBRD will loan up to €31.6 million to Hrvatska Elektroprivreda d.d. (HEP), Croatia's national energy company.
The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a total of €5.8 billion of fresh financing for projects ranging from clean energy in Poland.
The European Commission acknowledged the European Court of Auditor's (ECA) comprehensive evaluation of the 2023 EU budget, as outlined in its Annual Report.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Intesa Sanpaolo have agreed on a new initiative with the potential to unlock investment of up to €8 billion for the European wind industry.
EBRD supported the expansion of renewable energy developer Green Genius with an equity investment of €100 million.
EBRD plans to provide a sovereign loan of up to €100 million to enhance energy efficiency in up to 70 schools across Serbia.
Romgaz successfully concludes the first issue of bonds on the international markets.
EIB and BNZ have signed a €166 million loan to support the deployment of 17 solar photovoltaic plants across Spain, Italy, and Portugal.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will finance the construction of a new wind farm in Lower Austria with an initial loan of €20.1 million to WEB Windenergie AG (W.E.B).
EBRD will provide a loan of €55 million to Turkey's Borusan EnBW Enerji to finance the development and construction of 116 MW of onshore wind-energy capacity.
European non-reimbursable funding for the energy sector has exceeded €14 billion, with €5.5 billion allocated to green energy production and €1.5 billion earmarked for the transport and distribution of electricity.
In the first part of this year, UniCredit set sustainability targets to further reduce both its direct environmental impact and the exposure of its loan portfolio to controversial sectors.
EBRD and Raiffeisen Bank International are jointly providing€110 million to finance the construction and operation of two solar photovoltaic power plants.
BRD Groupe Société Générale has entered into a new partnership agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) to guarantee loans that finance sustainable projects.
This deal will support Nala Renewables' €214 million acquisition and development of a 99.2 MW onshore wind project in eastern Romania.
EBRD will provide a €25.1 million loan to Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) to develop and construct a 50 MWp solar power plant on a former coal ash landfill site.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €99.5 million Romanian measure in favor of Nokian Tyres.
EIB has provided a €50 million green loan to Matrix Renewables for the development of five solar photovoltaic plants with a combined capacity of 240 MW in Spain.
Lidl Romania aims to contribute to the development of sustainable local agriculture by promoting organic farming and regenerative farming practices, which contribute to soil health and biodiversity conservation.
The EU has emerged as a global leader in green finance, having issued over €65 billion in NextGenerationEU (NGEU) Green Bonds since 2020.
Roeslein & Associates, a leading engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services company, announced the opening of its new European Design Center in Krakow, Poland.
The global energy transition, projected to cost €190 trillion by 2050, could see cost reductions of nearly 25% through the use of de-risking instruments.
The Romanian Ministry of Energy launched a grant program funded by the Modernization Fund.
