RenewEU De-Risking Framework (EBRD-56885)

Regions
  • Europe and Central Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • Hungary
  • Latvia
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Slovenia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
U
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Nov 19, 2025
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Sectors
  • Energy
  • Finance
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 873.44 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 750
Converted using 2025-10-15 exchange rate.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 873.44 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 750
Converted using 2025-10-15 exchange rate.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 873.44 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 750
Converted using 2025-10-15 exchange rate.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Oct 30, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Oct 15, 2025

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

As stated by the EBRD, the project consists of a EUR 750 million framework consisting of EBRD loans supported by InvestEU first loss guarantees to be extended to primarily private companies for investments in renewable energy generation, battery storage systems, and grids upgrades in support of electrification and decarbonisation within the EU.

The Framework will support Green Economy Transition investments in green energy projects in the EBRD Countries of Operations - EU Member States (Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania).

The Framework, with the support of the InvestEU guarantee, will enable the bankability of more risky and impactful transactions targeting to scale-up RES generation (wind and solar PV), Battery Energy Storage Systems ("BESS") as well as grid upgrades (TSO and DSO, smart grids etc) in line with the Bank's priorities under the Energy Sector Strategy and EU priorities. The InvestEU first loss guarantee will encourage delivery of innovative investments, addressing market failures and sub-optimal investment situations.

Minimum and maximum principal amount of an InvestEU supported tranche is set at EUR 1 million and EUR 50 million (or the equivalent in another currency of EBRD Countries of Operations - EU Member States, "EBRD's EU CoOs").

Sub-projects will need to fall under a Policy Objective as defined under the Sustainable Infrastructure Window General Debt Product, in line with the EU policy objectives appropriately adapted to the specificity of EBRD's EU CoOs, as well as make either an 'essential' or 'partial' contribution to climate and environment as defined under Annex 1 of the InvestEU Climate and Environmental Tracking Guidance.

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD

The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the PCM, it may assess compliance with EBRD's own policies and procedures to prevent harm to the environment or communities or it may assist you in resolving the problem that led to the complaint through a dialogue with those implementing the project. Additionally, the PCM has the authority to recommend a project be suspended in the event that harm is imminent.

You can contact the PCM at: pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form at: http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_form?language=en

You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at: http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html

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