The EIB Group invested 11.4 billion in Spain in 2023

This financing was allocated to 90 high-impact projects in renewable energy, sustainable transport and urban mobility, health and competitiveness of SMEs, among others, and is expected to support investments with an estimated value of more than 26.8 billion euros.

«The investment figure of the EIB Group in Spain reflects our determined commitment to finance the present and future of the Spanish economy, accelerating the green and digital transition, promoting the competitiveness of companies, guaranteeing energy security and promoting economic cohesion and social,” declared President Calviño.

The former Spanish Minister of Economy has also highlighted that the projects promoted by the EIB place Spain among the countries “that contribute the most to reinforcing the leadership of the EU in the transition towards a more sustainable economy, renewable energies, the reinforcement of health or sustainable transportation.

“Our ability to promote public-private collaboration and our investment catalyst role are making companies compete more and better, inside and outside Spain, and giving our citizens access to more efficient and higher quality services,” added Calviño. .

Record figure in green financing

For the second consecutive year, green financing allocated to climate action and environmental sustainability projects reached a record figure and exceeded 6.7 billion euros, registering an increase of 23% over the previous year. In five years, the Bank has committed more than 21 billion euros in green financing in Spain.

This transversal line of action represents 59% of the Group’s total investment in Spain, thus exceeding the 50% objective established for 2025.

“Six out of every ten euros that have been invested in Spain have been for green investments and, in fact, Spain is the first market and the main European recipient, it leads the EIB’s investments in the field of renewable energies,” said Calviño. in statements to RNE collected by Europa Press.

The president of the EIB has also highlighted that the 2023 investment will allow the supply of energy to some four million homes in Spain, “very impressive” figures.

In this chapter, investment in renewable energies and energy efficiency are areas of action in which EIB financing in Spain led the EU in 2023.

«In an international context in which energy security is crucial for the strategic autonomy of the EU, Spain was the country that allocated the most funding to reduce Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels and guarantee access to sustainable energy for the citizens of the entire Union,” highlighted President Calviño.

In 2023, the EIB will invest more than €4.5 billion in renewable energy generation, in energy efficiency projects to make buildings more sustainable or in the modernization and digitalization of electrical networks. The EIB’s investment in renewable energy generation alone exceeded 2.5 billion.

The EIB Group in Spain contributed the most, with 22% of the total contributed by the bank, to the investment to reduce Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels and accelerate the ecological transition through the EU initiative REPowerEU.

As Calviño explained, the EIB’s green financing promoted large railway infrastructure projects, urban mobility, electrification of road transport, high-speed modernization and security of Spanish airports, among others, in 2023.

The Group has stressed that the record green financing figures “reflect its firm commitment” to supporting companies to mitigate the effects of climate change and being the main agent to achieve climate neutrality in the country.

“In 2022 and 2023 we have more than met the objective of more than 50% of investment being green and that consolidates the European Investment Bank as the Climate Bank,” said President Calviño.