New green investment scheme consultation
Published 5 January 2024
Category: Impact and ESG
On 21 December 2023, the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority published a draft executive order on a new green investment scheme for consultation.
The green investment scheme shall target investments in production facilities within wind technology and electrolyzes in Denmark. These production facilities cover, among others, areas such as wind turbines and wind turbine blades and are important in the transition towards a zero-emission economy in Denmark.
The investment scheme shall be administered by Danmarks Eksport- og Investeringsfond, which can support enterprises through direct subsidies, interest subsidies for new loans and premium subsidies for guarantees for new loans. Support through the investment scheme shall, however, be dependent on specific conditions such as whether the enterprise is creditworthy and has a financing plan.
The consultation can be accessed here (in Danish) and is upon for responses until 17 January 2024.
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