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The European Investment Bank signed a EUR 600 million first tranche on 5 February 2026 of a EUR 1.9 billion total EIB financing commitment to Greece's Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO/ADMIE) for the Dodecanese Interconnection project, against a total project cost of approximately EUR 2.548 billion. The financing was approved by the EIB Board on 19 November 2025. The project builds two converter stations (Corinth and Kos), HVDC submarine cables linking Corinth to Kos, and further submarine power/fibre-optic links from Kos to Rhodes and Rhodes to Karpathos, ending diesel/heavy-fuel-oil-based electricity generation on the Dodecanese islands and connecting them to the Hellenic Electricity Transmission System.

The Canada Infrastructure Bank committed CAD 54 million in equity loans under its Indigenous Equity Initiative to support First Nations ownership stakes in the Wasoqonatl Reliability Intertie, a 160-kilometre, 345-kV transmission line running parallel to the existing Onslow, Nova Scotia-to-Salisbury, New Brunswick connection. CAD 36 million goes to Wskijinu'k Mtmo'taqnuow Agency Limited, giving Nova Scotia's 13 Mi'kmaw First Nations an equity stake, and CAD 18 million to MUIN Transmission Limited Partnership, giving New Brunswick Mi'gmaq First Nations their first ownership position in a large-scale clean-energy project. The new financing brings CIB's total commitment to the Wasoqonatl project to CAD 285 million.

The European Investment Bank approved a EUR 490 million loan on 12 December 2025 to Greece's Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO/ADMIE) to finance the North-East Aegean Interconnection project, which will connect the islands of Lemnos, Lesvos, Chios, Samos and Skyros to the mainland transmission grid via 150 kV AC subsea cable interconnectors and gas-insulated substations. The financing was disbursed in three tranches (EUR 50m on 17 December 2025, EUR 238m on 23 December 2025, EUR 202m on 26 January 2026) against a total project cost of approximately EUR 1.628 billion, with the balance funded by EU grants, IPTO's own resources, and other lenders. The project replaces island diesel/heavy-fuel-oil generation with mainland-grid supply and supports EU REPowerEU and renewable-integration objectives.

The Canada Infrastructure Bank provided a CAD 139.5 million (approx. USD 99.4 million) loan to BC Hydro, a provincial Crown utility, to fund the early-works phase of the North Coast Transmission Line (NCTL) in northwest British Columbia. Early works cover project planning, engineering, fieldwork, procurement, First Nations consultation and stakeholder engagement ahead of construction. The financing responds to anticipated electricity demand growth from port operations, mining (including critical-minerals projects), hydrogen production, LNG and technology sectors that is expected to exceed the capacity of the region's existing single 500-kV transmission line from Prince George to Terrace.

The European Investment Bank signed the first tranche (EUR 102.9 million, CZK 2.5 billion) of a EUR 381.8 million (CZK 9.28 billion) financing package with CEPS, the Czech state-owned electricity transmission system operator, on 20 October 2025. The loan, approved by the EIB board on 13 August 2025, finances reinforcement and modernisation of the Czech 400kV transmission network over 2025-2030, covering refurbishment and addition of 509km of lines, out of a total project cost of CZK 12.37 billion (approx. EUR 506 million). A second tranche (EUR 278.9 million) was signed 5 February 2026.

The European Investment Bank signed a EUR 200 million loan with Dolomiti Energia Holding SpA on 6 October 2025 to finance the group's 2030 investment programme. 55% of the funding backs new onshore wind farms in Campania and Puglia (121 MW combined capacity), and 45% finances renovation and development of the power grid in the Autonomous Province of Trento, including new high-voltage lines and substations. 70.5% of the facility is backed by an InvestEU guarantee, and the project is expected to create approximately 500 jobs during implementation.

UK Export Finance (UKEF) confirmed support with a maximum liability of approximately GBP 98.5 million (~USD 132m) for Iraq's Five Substations Project, categorised as a Category B (site-specific environmental/social impact) transaction. The guarantee backs a Standard Chartered-arranged facility to the Iraqi Ministry of Finance financing UK Grid Solutions Limited (a GE Vernova subsidiary) to design, supply, construct, install, test and commission five new electrical substations — New Al Rifai, Al Rumaitha, North Kirkuk, Al Khalidiya South and Al Sawada — as part of Iraq's Ministry of Electricity national grid development plan.

The UK's state-owned National Wealth Fund (NWF) provided a £600 million loan to ScottishPower (a subsidiary of Spain's Iberdrola) as part of a wider £1.35 billion financing package arranged by Bank of America and a syndicate of commercial banks. The financing accelerates capital deployment for seven of ScottishPower's priority transmission-network upgrade projects, including the Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) subsea interconnector and substation/overhead-line reinforcement work at five locations across Scotland. The projects aim to reduce grid congestion, connect more renewable generation, and lower system costs for consumers.