Monica Faro
Press officer
- European Investment Bank
- Communication Department
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- 28006 Madrid
- Spain
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28 March 2025
EIB Group President Nadia Calviño and Spain’s Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge Sara Aagesen visit the works site of the Salto de Chira hydroelectric power plant promoted by Red Eléctrica, a key project for electricity security in the Canary Islands
Good progress is being made in the construction works for the Salto de Chira hydroelectric power plant in Gran Canaria, which are being completed by Red Eléctrica. The projects is being co-financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). In January, two work tunnels were connected – one of the most significant milestones in the works so far. The components needed to connect the dam in Soria and the desalination plant will pass through these two work tunnels.
6 March 2025
Spain: EIB and city of Barcelona sign €175 million loan for urban regeneration
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €175 million loan with the city of Barcelona to finance urban regeneration and climate strategies. The signing was announced today at the EIB Group Forum in Luxembourg. EIB Group President Nadia Calviño and Mayor of Barcelona Jaume Collboni presented the financing package, which will support urban development and climate strategy in the city, with a focus on sustainability and inclusion.
5 March 2025
President Nadia Calviño opens third edition of EIB Group Forum, highlighting security and economic prosperity as mutually reinforcing
Nadia Calviño, President of the European Investment Bank Group, inaugurated today the third edition of the EIB Group Forum, emphasising the critical role of investment in shaping Europe's economic future, and the focus on security in everything the EIB Group does.