(IN BRIEF) Norway has allocated NOK 180 million (around EUR 16 million) through Nefco to drive Ukraine’s green recovery and reconstruction efforts by funding energy-efficiency projects that renovate schools, hospitals, and wastewater facilities, as well as by installing solar energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged 2023–2030, Åsmund Aukrust, Energy Efficiency Projects, energy savings, EUR 16 million, green recovery, hospitals, infrastructure, internally displaced persons, Koziatyn, Krasyliv, municipalities, Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine, near-zero-energy school buildings, NEFCO, NOK 180 million, NOK 205 billion, Norad, Norway, Ovruch, partnership, reconstruction, resilience, SCHOOLS, solar energy, sustainability, UKRAINE, Ulf Bojö, wastewater systems
(IN BRIEF) The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) has successfully completed its Job Creation and Skills Development sub-programme in Uganda, providing over 300 participants with training to enhance technical and business skills within the off-grid energy sector. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Society
Tagged Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa, BGFA, BrightLife Uganda, business skills, capacity building, customer engagement, decentralised solar solutions, Denmark, Energy Access, energy service providers, Eric Adweko, Financial Planning, gender inclusion, green transition, Inensus, job creation, job opportunities, mini-grids, NEFCO, Norway, off-grid electrification, off-grid energy, project management, RENAC, renewable energy, Renewables Academy, Sendea UG, skills development, solar home systems, solar market, Sweden, technical training, Tina Möller, Uganda, USEA, women in leadership
(IN BRIEF) Sweden has contributed SEK 9 million (approximately EUR 765,500) to the NEFCO-managed Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) Fund, further supporting efforts to tackle environmental challenges in the Baltic Sea. Established by Sweden and Finland in 2010, the BSAP … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Non Profit, Sweden
Tagged Baltic Sea, BSAP, Dennis Hamro-Drotz, Finland, Jacob Hagberg, Mia Dahlström, NEFCO, partnership, sustainability, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) Finnish land-based fish farming company Fifax has secured a €2.5 million loan from Nefco to boost its Eckerö facility, one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. Using environmentally friendly Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS), Fifax recycles … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged eco-friendly, expansion, Fifax, fish farming, Helena Lähteenmäki, investment, NEFCO, northern Europe, partnership, Samppa Ruohtula, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) SolarLab, a Danish company specializing in solar facades for buildings, has secured a EUR 1.6 million loan from Nefco to increase production and expand into the U.S. market. The funds will be used to relocate all production to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Denmark, NEFCO, partnership, Peter Melchior, SolarLab, sustainability, Søren Berg Rasmussen, U.S.
(IN BRIEF) Resand Ltd, a Finnish company specializing in sand regeneration technology for foundries, has secured a EUR 3 million loan from Nefco, the Nordic Green Bank. This funding will help Resand expand its operations and meet the growing demand … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged NEFCO, partnership, Resand Ltd, Sand Recycling Technology, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) In response to the pressing need for safe housing for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ivano-Frankivsk, a city in western Ukraine, the European Union and Nefco have undertaken a transformative initiative. With approximately 41,000 IDPs seeking refuge in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged EU, internally displaced persons (IDPs), Ivano-Frankivsk, Jocelin Cornet, NEFCO, partnership, Ruslan Martsinkiv, social housing, sustainability, UKRAINE, University Facilities
(IN BRIEF) The Modern Cooking Facility for Africa (MCFA) has joined forces with ENGIE Energy Access Mozambique to advance clean cooking solutions in Mozambique, backed by EUR 1.3 million in funding. Through ENGIE’s subsidiary in Mozambique, innovative biodigester technology will … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Africa, Alexandra Links, biodigester technology, Cooking Solutions, ENGIE Energy Access Mozambique, Kari Hämekoski, Modern Cooking Facility for Africa (MCFA), Mozambique, NEFCO, partnership, Sistema.bio, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Under the “EU Support for Urgent Housing Needs for Internally Displaced Persons in Ukraine” initiative, a former boarding school dormitory in Kivertsi has been efficiently reconstructed to offer housing for displaced Ukrainians. With funding from the EU and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Environment, European Union, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Real Estate, Ukraine
Tagged Displaced Ukrainians, EU, Henrik Huitfeldt, housing, Leonid Stefanovych, NEFCO, Oleksandr Kovalchuk, partnership, reconstruction, Ronny Nilsson, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Global engineering and advisory firm AFRY recently participated in the 3rd International exhibition and conference ReBuild Ukraine powered by Energy in Warsaw, Poland. During the event, AFRY emphasized the need for collaborative efforts across sectors to facilitate Ukraine’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine
Tagged AFRY, EBRD, EIB, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, Henrik Tegnér, NEFCO, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation, Oksana Shevchenko, Poland, ReBuild Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Warsaw, World Bank
(IN KÜRZE) Sweco wurde ausgewählt, die Beschaffung zu leiten und den Bau von Wohnungen in sechs Städten in der Westukraine zu unterstützen, um den Bedürfnissen von Binnenvertriebenen gerecht zu werden. Das von der EU geförderte Projekt zielt auf die Bereitstellung … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, European Union, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Sweden, Ukraine
Tagged Åsa Bergman, Bauwesen, Binnenvertriebene, NEFCO, Nordic Green Bank, Sweco, UKRAINE, Ulf Bojö, Wohnen
(IN BRIEF) Sweco has been selected to lead procurement and support construction of housing in six cities in western Ukraine to help meet the needs of internally displaced people. The project, funded by the EU, aims to provide housing, heating, … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, European Union, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Sweden, Ukraine
Tagged Åsa Bergman, construction, housing, IDP housing, IDPs, internally displaced people, NEFCO, Nordic Green Bank, Sweco, UKRAINE, Ulf Bojö
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) HELSINKI, 22-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), ein internationales Finanzinstitut mit Fokus auf die Die nordischen und baltischen Länder haben bekannt gegeben, dass sie zusammen mit Nefco, einem Anbieter von Darlehen oder eigenkapitalähnlichen Finanzierungen für nordische … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Finland, Iceland, Management, Norway, Switzerland
Tagged André Küüsvek, Europäisches Parlament, Jukka Ahonen, Luca de Lorenzo, Mikael Reims, NEFCO, NIB, Nordischer Rat
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 22-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), an international financial institution with focus on the Nordic and Baltic countries, has announced that it hosted, together with Nefco, a provider of loans or equity-type funding to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Finland, Iceland, Management, Norway, Switzerland
Tagged André Küüsvek, European Parliament, funding, Jukka Ahonen, loans, Luca de Lorenzo, Mikael Reims, NEFCO, NIB, Nordic Council
Helsinki, Finland, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ukrainian cities of Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr have signed loan agreements with NEFCO to finance investments in municipal energy efficiency measures. The agreements were signed today at the Ukrainian Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Investment, Ukraine
Tagged DemoUkrainaDH, energy efficiency, investments, Johan Willert, Julia Shevchuk, municipal energy efficiency projects, NEFCO, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Ukrainian cities, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr
Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) will begin offering export credits for small-scale projects with environmental benefits in Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus. The export credits are intended for Nordic companies export deliveries valued at EUR 0.5-5 million. Nordic export credit … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, International Trade, Investment, Russia, Ukraine
Tagged BELARUS, Eeva-Maija Pietikäinen, environmentally-friendly projects, export credit guarantees, export credits, export financing, exporters, Finnish exporter, Finnvera plc, Kari Homanen, Maria Maliniemi, NEFCO, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation, Nordic export credit agencies, Otto Lindstedt, RUSSIA, SME, UKRAINE
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