Projects, public and private entities
Under the CEF DI the EIB can provide financing to:
- projects finance structure
- public entities such as local transport authorities
- Corporate companies
- Small businesses and mid-caps on the condition that the project requires financing above €7.5 million
Financial intermediaries
As an intermediary financial institution:
- Commercial banks
- Leasing companies
- National promotional banks or institutions
Geographical eligibility
CEF DI supports the accelerated deployment of cleaner transport vehicles and help meet their associated infrastructure needs.
For transport at sea, the Green Shipping Guarantee Programme aims to boost investments in efficient and environmentally friendly shipping
What is eligible
Cleaner transport projects that:
- deliver safe, efficient, sustainable and seamless transport of goods and people
- promote innovative transport services
- facilitate multimodal transport service operations
- stimulate resource and carbon efficiency
- analyse and provide information on fleet characteristic and performance
- improve links to the most vulnerable and isolated parts of the EU.
How to get financing
Contact the EIB Information Desk for enquiries regarding the CEF DI financing options.
Traffic management systems are a set of tools to improve the overall traffic efficiency and safety of the transportation systems. They include traffic information, traffic assignment, traffic optimisation and traffic prediction.
What is eligible
CEF DI supports the deployment of European traffic management systems for all traffic modes, especially for air transport and railways and includes:
- European Rail Traffic Management System
- Intelligent Transport Systems
- Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information Systems
- River Information Services
- Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) System
Get finance
Contact the EIB Information Desk for enquiries regarding the CEF DI financing options.
CEF DI supports projects that focus on modal integration, interoperability and the coordinated development of infrastructure.
What is eligible
CEF DI supports projects that
- Improve cross-border connections, remove transport bottlenecks and bridge missing links on the Trans European Transport Network (TEN-T)
- Enhance rail interoperability
- Optimise integration and interconnection of transport modes
- Enhance the interoperability of transport services
- Improve Trans European Energy infrastructure defined as “Project of Common Interest by the European Commission”
- Improve telecommunication infrastructures
Get finance
Contact the EIB Information Desk for enquiries regarding the CEF DI financing options.
CEF DI supports projects with an increased risk profile that support cleaner, smarter and more automated transport.
What is eligible
CEF DI backs projects that reduce carbon emissions, increase energy efficiency, and boost digital and technological innovation by providing tailor-made financial solutions for groundbreaking mobility solutions. It covers projects that are:
- Clean - Alternative fuels, new vehicles and their charging or fueling mechanisms. Technology that fights climate change, reduces pollution and cuts noise.
- Digital - Technology that makes the transport network more efficient and reduces congestion and damage to public health.
- Automated - Innovative ideas that make it safer to travel.
Get finance
Contact the Future Mobility team for enquiries regarding the financing options: futuremobility@eib.org
More about the CEF Debt Instrument
The Debt Instrument under the CEF is a risk-sharing facility managed by the EIB and builds on the successful pilot phase of the Project Bond Initiative as well as of the Loan Guarantee Instrument for TEN-T Projects. The CEF DI is a part of the wider Connecting Europe Facility programme.
The CEF DI enables the EIB to:
- provide more investments
- provide more flexible financing solutions
- Finance projects with a higher risk profile
- Do more with the EU budget
- Attract funding from the public and private sector
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