Release date: 18 January 2018
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
UNION DES SECTEURS D'ENERGIE DU DEPARTEMENT DE L'AISNELocation
Description
The project relates to the design and roll-out of a publicly owned passive fibre broadband network PIN ("Public initiative network" or "Réseau d'Initiative Publique" or "RIP") in the Aisne department, France.
Objectives
The objective of the project is to deploy a fibre to the home (FTTH) network and to provide connectivity to public sites in areas not covered by commercial operators.
Sector(s)
- Telecom - Information and communication
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 60 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 127 million
Environmental aspects
Investments in fixed telecommunications projects (mainly civil works for fibre rollout) do not fall under Directive 2014/52/EU amending the EIA Directive 2011/92/EU. The related works have limited environmental effects, apart from disturbance during civil work construction, which can be mitigated by appropriate measures.
Procurement
The Bank will require the promoter to ensure that contracts for the implementation of the project have been/will be tendered in accordance with the relevant applicable EU procurement legislation.
Status
Approved - 26/01/2018
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).