Release date: 16 July 2010
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
BPCE, Crédit Agricole and Dexia
Location
Description
Financing of the construction and/or renovation of public buildings in accordance with energy efficiency and environmental criteria that exceed current standards.
Objectives
Construction and/or renovation of buildings with a view to reducing energy consumption levels by at least 20% in relation to current standards.
Sector(s)
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Up to EUR 700 million.
Total cost (Approximate amount)
Up to EUR 1 400 million.
Environmental aspects
The various projects will all incorporate very high environmental protection and sustainable development criteria. These projects will comply with the High Environmental Quality (HQE - Haute Qualité Environnementale) initiative and some will come under the HPE (High Energy Performance), THPE (Very High Energy Performance) or BBC (Low-Consumption Building) labels. The project will provide loans for new or existing building schemes that will take into account more stringent energy-saving standards than those set out in Directive 2002/91/EC on the energy performance of buildings.
Procurement
Tendering procedures used for public buildings are required to comply with Community procurement directives (Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC, as amended by Commission Regulation 1874/2004).
Status
Signed - 21/12/2010