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Largest ever EIB loan provides €1.92bn for National Grid investment

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national-grid-profitThe European Investment Bank has agreed to provide £1.5 billion (€1.92bn) for investment by National Grid plc across its national electricity transmission network.  This new support for connecting new power generation, upgrade ageing assets and improve network resilience to climate and security risks represents the largest ever single loan made by Europe’s long-term lending institution. The new long-term loan will include capital investment by National Grid reinforcing infrastructure between the Wirral and Scotland, and the London Power Tunnels.

“Investment in the UK electricity transmission network is essential to prepare for future demand, connect new sources of renewable energy and upgrade old facilities. This agreement, the largest ever single loan to be provided by the European Investment Bank, reflects both the scale of energy investment needed and National Grid’s own experience in implementing such a diverse capital investment programme,” said European Investment Bank Vice President Jonathan Taylor.

Global Tax and Treasury Director at National Grid Malcolm Cooper highlighted that “the significant European Investment Bank loan will be used to fund infrastructure investment and build an electricity network for the future”.

The EIB backed programme will also include improvements to protect critical infrastructure from floods and providing substation capacity needed for new connections to offshore wind farms and new interconnectors to continental Europe.

Since 2009 the EIB has provided £5.7bn for investment in energy infrastructure, including electricity distribution, offshore transmission links, energy efficiency, interconnectors to the continent and wind farms such as London Array and West of Duddon Sands.

Over the past five years the European Investment Bank has provided nearly GBP 22 billion for investment in UK infrastructure including transport, social housing, hospital, water, schools and universities.

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the long-term lending institution of the European Union owned by its Member States. It makes long-term finance available for sound investment in order to contribute towards EU policy goals.

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