Supporting access to capital markets for energy infrastructure
Simply investing in clean electricity generation is not enough. Parallel efforts to strengthen and modernise network infrastructure and system integration are essential. To address this, the European Investment Bank will set up a strategic infrastructure investment fund that will help to provide much-needed equity to grid operators.
Supporting access to finance for operators
The Commission will explore with the EIB how to better support access to finance for grid operators by freeing up banks’ lending capacity. Additionally, the EIB will scale up the Growth for Energy operation to strengthen local banking networks capacity to lend to small operators.
