About

EBRD Green Cities strives to build a better and more sustainable future for cities and their residents. The programme achieves this by identifying, prioritising and connecting cities’ environmental challenges with sustainable infrastructure investments and policy measures.

Assistance Criteria

Investments under the programme need to meet environmental eligibility criteria.

1. Be a city in the EBRD regions
2. Have a population of at least 100,000 (cities with a population of 50,000 will be considered in exceptional circumstances)
3. Be willing to conduct a Green City Action Plan
4. Initiate an investment trigger project in one of the following sectors: solid waste, water and wastewater, urban transport, district energy, low-carbon and climate-resilient buildings, renewable energy, street lighting, distribution network, smart solutions, climate change resilience and nature based solutions

Countries

Support

Average GCAP: €350K
Average loan size: €18.5million

Application Process

Contact greencities@ebrd.com to see if you are eligible.