Spain Invests €62 Million in Fund for Energy Transition Projects
Madrid (Spain) - The Spanish Regional Resilience Fund is providing €62 million to the Qualitas Energy Credit Fund.
The fund is managed by Qualitas Energy, an internationally active investment platform focused on renewable energy, the energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure. The fresh capital is intended to expand alternative, non-bank-based financing options-a sector that is becoming increasingly important for many medium-sized companies in implementing energy projects.
Focus on renewable infrastructure
The Qualitas Energy Credit Fund finances, among other things, wind and solar farms, hydropower projects, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and green gas facilities. The scope ranges from new projects (greenfield) to the further development of existing facilities (brownfield).
According to the company, the fund has so far made five investments with a total volume of around €170 million. Its portfolio includes projects in Spain, Poland, Germany, and Italy.
Inés Carpio, Director General for International Financing at the Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs, Trade and Enterprise, emphasized: “This operation reinforces Spain’s commitment to promoting alternative sources of financing, enabling investment in energy transition projects and helping channel European resources into the real economy.”
The EIF also regards the partnership as an important step. The aim is to strengthen flexible financing sources for companies developing energy transition solutions, explained EIF Chief Investment Officer Marco Marrone.
Qualitas Energy sees the EIF’s involvement as confirmation of its own lending strategy. Private credit financing plays a crucial role in closing investment gaps in a challenging macroeconomic environment and in strengthening Europe’s energy security.
Twelfth EIF investment under the funding instrument
This is the twelfth EIF investment under the “Alternative Financing for Sustainable Development” instrument. This funding instrument is part of the Spanish Regional Resilience Fund, which pools resources from the national Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan. That plan, in turn, is part of NextGenerationEU.
The Regional Resilience Fund is supervised by the Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs, Trade and Enterprise and managed by the EIB Group. It aims to mobilize investments in key future areas such as the energy transition, sustainable transport, social housing, water and waste management, as well as innovation and competitiveness.
Background and activities of Qualitas Energy
The European Investment Fund is part of the EIB Group and provides risk and growth capital, guarantees, and microfinance instruments to improve access to financing in Europe.
Qualitas Energy has been investing globally in renewable energy projects since 2006. According to the company, more than €14 billion has been invested in relevant projects to date. Its current portfolio includes approximately 11 gigawatts of operational or developing capacity in multiple European countries, as well as in Chile and the USA.
With the new investment, SMEs are expected to gain better access to capital-thereby further accelerating the expansion of renewable energy in Europe.
Source: IWR Online, 16 Feb 2026
