Release date: 30 November 2023
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
NEDERLANDSE WATERSCHAPSBANK NVLocation
Description
The project concerns a multiple beneficiary intermediated loan (MBIL) with the second largest public sector bank in the Netherlands (NWB Bank) to finance small and medium scale projects promoted by the water authorities (SSPAs). Sub-projects will be investments in flood protection and water management.
Objectives
This will be the fourth operation with NWB Bank. The third loan was fully disbursed in 2022. Similarly to this one, the proposed loan will exclusively finance investments in the water sector, and the intended beneficiaries of the loan are water authorities in the Netherlands. The loan proceeds will be utilised during 2024-2026 to finance investments in flood defenses and water resource management, to ensure continued compliance with EU Directives and national guidelines.
Sector(s)
- Credit lines - Credit lines
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 400 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
not applicable
Environmental aspects
In accordance with the EIB's policy to ensure that sub-loans comply with the EU acquis, in particular in the fields of environment, the EIB will require NWB Bank to take all the requisite measures to ensure that the environment procedures carried out by the final beneficiaries for the sub-projects will comply with the relevant EU legislation and the applicable national legislation, provided that it is in conformity with EU rules.
Procurement
The intermediary institution will be required to take all the requisite measures to ensure that any procurement procedures carried out by the final beneficiaries for the sub-projects are in accordance with EIB's Guide to Procurement and the relevant applicable EU public procurement rules.
Status
Signed - 26/01/2024
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).