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European Investment Bank (EIB) grants €200 million loan to Dolomiti Energia Group to support renewable energy production and the upgrading of electricity grids

07 ottobre 2025
  • EIB financing to support the Dolomiti Energia Group’s Strategic Plan to 2030.
  •  55% of the funds earmarked for new onshore wind farms in Campania and Puglia, and 45% for the development and modernisation of the electricity grid in Trentino
  • Once operational, the new onshore wind farms will have a total installed capacity of 121 MW, enough to meet the annual energy needs of over 100,000 Italian households.
  • The agreement is partly supported by InvestEU, the European Union’s investment plan.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €200 million in financing to the Dolomiti Energia Group to support its 2030 investment programme.

The agreement is backed 70.5% by the InvestEU guarantee and was announced today by Gelsomina

Vigliotti, EIB Vice-President, and Stefano Granella, CEO of the Dolomiti Energia Group.

The EIB financing, structured as a Green Loan, [1] will help deliver investments aimed at renewable energy production from onshore wind farms located in Campania and Apulia, cohesion regions, as well as the development, strengthening and modernisation of the electricity distribution network in the Autonomous Province of Trento.

In particular, the project involves the design, construction and operation of four onshore wind farms with a total installed capacity of 121 MW, capable of meeting the annual energy needs of around 100,000 Italian households, as well as the development of new power lines, substations and the upgrading of existing infrastructure – key investments to enable Italy’s energy transition.

This agreement will increase renewable energy generation capacity in Italy, strengthen the reliability and resilience of the electricity grid, and contribute to achieving the EU’s and Italy’s 2030 climate targets.

The agreement will also have a positive impact on employment in the country. It is estimated that around 500 people will be employed during the implementation phase of the investment projects.

“With this operation, the EIB reaffirms its commitment to accelerating Italy’s energy transition through investments in clean energy production and the upgrading of the distribution network, while also promoting economic development in the South and creating new jobs,” said Gelsomina Vigliotti, EIB Vice-President.

[1] The EIB’s “Green Loan” is granted for financing that contributes 100% to the Bank’s environmental sustainability and climate action objectives, in line with the ‘Green Loan Principles’

“We are extremely proud to once again receive the support of the European Investment Bank,” commented Stefano Granella, CEO of the Dolomiti Energia Group.

“This loan marks a further step towards achieving the objectives set out in our 2030 Strategic Plan and significantly accelerates projects that will make a real contribution to creating stakeholder value and to the ecological transition of the entire country.”

 
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General information

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the European Union’s long-term lending institution, owned by its Member States. By funding projects that promote eight key priorities, EIB investments help achieve the EU’s political objectives, bolstering climate action and the environment, digitalisation and technological innovation, security and defence, cohesion, agriculture and bioeconomy, social infrastructure, the capital markets union, and a stronger Europe in a more peaceful and prosperous world.  The EIB Group, which also includes the European Investment Fund (EIF), signed over 900 projects worth nearly €89 billion in 2024, boosting Europe’s competitiveness and security. The EIB Group signed 99 operations totalling €10.98 billion in Italy in 2024, helping to unlock almost €37 billion of investment in the real economy. All projects financed by the EIB Group are in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, as pledged in the Climate Bank Roadmap. Almost 60% of the EIB Group’s annual financing supports projects directly contributing to climate change mitigation, adaptation, and a healthier environment. Fostering market integration and mobilising investment, the funds made available by the Group unlocked over €100 billion in new investment for Europe’s energy security in 2024 and mobilised a further €110 billion for startups and scale-ups. Around half of the EIB’s financing within the European Union is directed towards cohesion regions, where per capita income is lower than the EU average.

The InvestEU programme provides the European Union with crucial long-term funding, leveraging substantial public and private funds to support a sustainable recovery. In addition, it helps mobilise private investment for the EU’s political priorities, such as the European Green Deal and the digital transition. The InvestEU programme brings together the multitude of earlier EU financial instruments, making access to finance and investments in European companies and projects simpler, more efficient and more flexible. The programme consists of three components: the InvestEU Fund, the InvestEU Advisory Hub and the InvestEU Portal. The InvestEU Fund is implemented through financial partners that will invest in projects, benefiting from the protection of EU budget guarantee. The entire EU budget guarantee backs the investments implementing partners, increasing their risk-bearing capacity and thus allowing to mobilise at least €372 billion in additional investment.