The European Union (EU) has approved €45Mllion in grants for several European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) programmes for green investments and climate change resilience.
The grants will benefit two countries in North Africa.
€21.1Million is earmarked for Morocco, under the EBRD’s Green Energy Financing Facility (GEFF), set up to support companies and owners wishing to invest in green technologies.
The GEFF programme is implemented through a network of more than 140 local financial institutions in 26 countries, supported by more than €4Billion of the EBRD funding.
In Morocco, the EU grant (via the EBRD) will enable local companies to invest in green technologies. EBRD believes the beneficiaries will reduce their operating costs by implementing climate adaptation measures, energy-efficient technologies and renewable energies, which will also improve their overall competitiveness.
Egypt will receive €24.8Million under the GEFF to support energy efficiency and renewable energy investments through local banks for loans to private companies. The EBRD’s investment should thus support the Egyptian government’s ambition to increase electricity production from renewable sources.
