EIB: a €67M loan agreement to the Asturias water consortium to upgrade and expand water infrastructure

News Tank Transitions - Bruxelles - News #457310 - Published on 15/10/26 at 17:00
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Alejandro Calvo and Gilles Badot during the signature - ©  EIB

The European Investment Bank and the Asturias water consortium have signed a €67M loan agreement to upgrade water infrastructure in the Spanish Autonomous Community, during a ceremony held in Luxembourg on 13 October 2026.

It will help to support measures, such as new pumping stations to boost the water supply and the extension of the existing network's pipelines and of the water treatment plant in some areas.

The investments will also help to increase drinking water treatment capacity, improve water quality and strengthen the region's water security through more infrastructure adapted to climate change.

As Gilles Badot, Public Sector director of the EIB, said it, "is the first financing agreement with this autonomous community in 17 years". Supporting water infrastructure helps to…

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Alejandro Calvo and Gilles Badot during the signature - ©  EIB

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