Spain: EIB And Kutxabank To Channel €600 Million In Financing To Energy Efficiency Projects

The investments will cover energy-efficient construction and renovation projects that meet sustainable criteria. They will be made possible through financing in the form of green mortgage loans, consumer loans and promoter loans that Kutxabank will offer on the market.

The project will make a notable contribution to climate change mitigation. Energy efficiency measures help to reduce carbon emissions and air pollution, and to improve comfort and air quality in buildings, all while lowering electricity and heating bills.

The operation is in line with the EIB’s public policy goals of sustainable energy and natural resources, and sustainable cities and regions, and its cross-cutting objective of climate action and environmental sustainability.

In Spain, the project will also help to achieve the country’s targets for reducing primary energy consumption and renovating buildings under the 2021-2030 integrated national energy and climate plan.

A proportion of the funds will be invested in regions of Spain that the European Union classifies as less developed, where per capita income is less than 75% of the EU average. This highlights the EIB’s commitment to strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in the European Union.

The agreement was endorsed at a meeting in Luxembourg between Jean-Christophe Laloux, Director General, Head of EU Lending and Advisory of the EIB, and Antón Arriola, president of Kutxabank.

This marks a new chapter of collaboration between the EIB and Kutxabank, following the last transaction signed by the two entities in 2015. This operation is different from previous ones though as it is the first agreement that is entirely devoted to green projects.