Portuguese utility EDP has secured €700 million in loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the development of over 1.9GW of renewable energy capacity and distribution grid improvements in Spain, Portugal and Italy.
The first, larger loan of €500 million will support EDP’s development plans for solar PV and onshore wind power projects in Spain, Italy and Portugal. Each country will host around one third of EDP’s planned 1.943GW portfolio. The loan was issued as the first tranche of an agreed €900 million green framework loan from the EIB.