EU bank approves largest ever energy loan, for TAP pipeline
7 February 2018 | Euractiv
The European Investment Bank on Tuesday (6 February) approved its largest ever single loan to an energy project: the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). The €1.5 billion grant will be used to bring gas from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. Source: EU ban
Funding decision made despite heavy pressure from environmental groups who argued that the development bank should avoid investing in major fossil fuel projects. Source: bne IntelliNews – EIB to go ahead with controversial €1.5bn loan for TAP pipeline
EIB funds Trans-Adriatic Pipeline despite environmental concerns
7 February 2018 |
The European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a €1.5 billion loan for the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) on Tuesday. The project is the final section of a planned Southern Gas Corridor stretching from Azerbaijan to Italy. The Southern Gas Corridor include
Gasdotto Tap, sì al maxi prestito da 1,5 miliardi di euro dalla Banca europea degli investimenti
6 February 2018 | Repubblica.it
Nonostante le proteste nel Salento, la tabella di marcia dei lavori va comunque avanti. Le associazioni ambientaliste europee: “Un errore storico, le emissioni saranno persino maggiori del carbone” Source: Gasdotto Tap, sì al maxi prestito da 1,5 milia
Europe’s biggest fossil fuel project gets €1.5bn public loan
6 February 2018 | Climate Home News
The European Investment Bank has approved a loan to the Southern Gas Corridor, in a move environmentalists described as a “historic mistake” Source: Europe’s biggest fossil fuel project gets €1.5bn public loan
Is the ‘Southern Corridor’ in danger of delays? – EIB’s crucial decision, today
6 February 2018 | Independent Balkan News Agency
In an interview with the specialised webpage NGW which he gave on the sidelines of theEuropean Gas Confere Source: Is the ‘Southern Corridor’ in danger of delays? – EIB’s crucial decision, today
