The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group says it is deploying full firepower to support European competitiveness, security and strategic autonomy – including sustainability – with a record €100 billion in annual financing.
The results from the EIB Group’s activity in 2025 show historic highs in new investment, including the green transition.
“Europe is a superpower, and we must punch our weight and believe in our capabilities,” said EIB Group President Nadia Calviño.
“The EIB Group is making a difference. Investing in shared prosperity, security, strategic autonomy and European values, so Europe delivers on its promises to citizens and partners.”
60% funding on green
Almost 60% of EIB Group’s total financing in 2025 went to green projects, from large energy grids and interconnectors to the deployment of storage and renewables, clean technologies for the decarbonisation of heavy industry, as well as adaptation investment, such as water infrastructure, reinforcing the resilience of economies and societies to climate change and its impact.
A record €11.6 billion was devoted to grids and storage projects, supporting the security of the power supply.
It is estimated that the financing signed last year will help construct or upgrade 56,000 km of power lines, from the landmark Bay of Biscay interconnector between the Iberian Peninsula and France, through an underwater cable connecting two regions in central Italy, to local grids and municipal power infrastructure in Germany.
EIB Group financing backed one fifth of all newly installed solar capacity, one in three new onshore wind projects, as well as the vast majority of all offshore wind projects in 2025.
Tailored financing products supported the EU’s wind and grids manufacturing industries, while record high investment volumes in energy efficiency are expected to lower bills for small and medium-sized companies and households.
EIB Group financing supported around one third of the total energy transition investment in the EU last year.
The full activity report, including a list of flagship project examples can be found here.
