In a significant push for renewable energy, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to provide a €500 million ($541 million) counter-guarantee to Deutsche Bank. This backing will enable Deutsche Bank to establish a €1 billion portfolio aimed at investing in wind farms across the European Union. This initiative marks the first step in the EIB's broader €5 billion plan to support wind power equipment manufacturers within Europe, a part of the EU's comprehensive wind power strategy designed to sustain a competitive and robust wind energy supply chain.
The EIB and Deutsche Bank's collaboration is expected to trigger private investments amounting to up to €8 billion. The EIB highlighted wind power as a significant success for the EU but acknowledged current challenges such as supply chain disruptions, inflation, and slow project permitting. The EU's net zero industry act, approved in May, aims to address these permitting issues and enhance the production rate of net zero technologies within the bloc.
The EIB's €5 billion initiative is projected to add 32GW of wind power capacity in the EU. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the share of wind and solar power in the EU's total energy supply is expected to increase to 30% this year, surpassing the output from fossil fuels.
As the EU's lending arm, owned by its member states, the EIB increased its climate finance to €44.3 billion last year. The bank ensures that all new projects it finances align with the Paris climate agreement and explicitly excludes investments in fossil fuels that do not contribute to CO2 emission reductions.
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