Release date: 3 June 2024
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
BNP PARIBASLocation
Description
The unfunded partial delegation linked risk sharing (LRS) transaction will support the intermediary in providing advance payment and performance bonds in relation to the obligations of manufacturing companies (Original Equipment Manufacturers /OEMs).
Objectives
The aim is to support the European Union's wind energy sector through the supply of wind farm and the related wind value chain components (such as turbines, grid connection's infrastructure, cables, transformer stations, sub-stations and possibly sub-contractors). The Lending Envelope is a dedicated Guarantee Programme to allow banks to provide additional guarantees related to supply contracts of wind energy equipment manufacturers in the EU. The envelope is expected to mobilise ca. EUR 8bn of investments into wind power related equipment. The sub-operations will be limited to manufacturing companies with production and/or assembly capacity in the EU for the supply of wind farm and related value chain components (such as grid connectors and transformers) be used in wind energy projects in the EU.
Sector(s)
- Credit lines - Credit lines
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 500 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 8000 million
Environmental aspects
Sub-projects need to comply with the EU acquis, in particular in the field of environment, the EIB will require to the final recipients under the New Portfolio to take all the requisite measures to ensure that the environment procedures carried out will comply with the relevant EU environment, social and procurement legislation and the applicable national legislation, provided that it is in conformity with EU rules.
Procurement
Sub-projects need to comply with the EU acquis and the EIB will require to the Final Recipients under the new portfolio to take all the requisite measures to ensure that procurement procedures carried out will comply with the relevant EU procurement legislation and the applicable national legislation, provided that it is in conformity with EU rules.
Status
Approved - 5/07/2024
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).