Grants from the European Fund for Strategic Investments have been announced for a Danish infrastructure programme investing in renewable energy projects and a scheme in Luxembourg to support small and medium-sized enterprises.
The Copenhagen Infrastructure II fund will be allocated €75 million of Efsi funding via the European Investment Bank, the EIB said on 2 July. The fund will invest in large energy-related projects such as offshore wind and biomass schemes.
On 3 July, the European Investment Fund announced it had reached an agreement with the Banque Internationale à Luxembourg SA that will allow the bank to provide €60 million to innovative local small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-caps—firms with a market capitalisation of between $2 and $3 billion. The transactions will be guaranteed by Efsi funding.