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Read all our latest news and updates on deals and events
Net zero – the need for exponential change and how the Bank can help get us there
30 November 2023
In the first in a series of guest blogs, climate change advisor and UKIB Non-Executive Director Nigel Topping sets out the role the Bank can play in helping deliver the exponential change the UK needs to get to Net Zero.
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Our role in accelerating nascent markets
27 November 2023
As the Bank’s number, scale and range of transactions grows, Ian Brown, Head of Banking & Investments, reflects on our role in accelerating nascent markets.
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Bank becomes cornerstone investor in latest ZeroAvia funding round
27 November 2023
ZeroAvia has announced that it has completed its latest funding round at a total $116 million with UK Infrastructure Bank joining as a cornerstone-level investor.
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Bank investment provides significant boost to UK battery storage sector
03 November 2023
The Bank has announced a £60million loan to support Pacific Green in its development of a new 249 MW / 373.5 MWh electricity storage park in Kent.
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Reflecting on our Annual Report and Accounts for 2022-23
26 October 2023
As the Bank publishes its Annual Report and Accounts for year-end March 2023, Chief Financial Officer Annie Ropar takes a moment to reflect on the story behind the numbers.
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The Bank has published its strategy update
22 September 2023
The Bank has published its strategy update. This includes updates on the Bank’s approach to private sector investment and its local authority advisory and lending function.
You can read more about the updates.
Infra Bank in Focus: Where and how we invest
15 September 2023
As we prepare to publish an update to our strategy, in this blog our CEO John Flint reflects on the Bank's progress to date and explains why, with foundations now firmly in place, the Bank is well placed to go from strength to strength.
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Bank invests to strengthen domestic lithium supply chain and boost Cornish economy
08 August 2023
UK Infrastructure Bank has today announced an equity investment of approximately £24 million to support Cornish Lithium in the development of the UK’s critical minerals supply chain
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Driving the roll out of electric vehicle charging points: the Bank commits £45 million to support ambitious roll-out across motorway services
26 July 2023
UK Infrastructure Bank has today announced a commitment of £45m in senior debt to support GRIDSERVE, a sustainable energy business and Electric Vehicle charge point operator (CPO), with the roll-out of critical Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across motorway service areas in the UK.
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Bank invests £250million as cornerstone lender in major broadband roll-out deal
17 July 2023
The UK Infrastructure Bank has today announced it has made a £250 million debt investment in new next generation fibre broadband company nexfibre which is rolling out full-fibre broadband to 5 million homes across the UK by 2026
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In Focus: Supporting Local Authorities on their journey to net zero
07 July 2023
Three hundred Local Authorities have declared a climate emergency, and two-thirds want to reach net zero by 2030 – ahead of the UK government 2050 target. Dan Mansfield talks about what the Bank is doing to help.
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Bank announces expansion of its Local Authority team
06 July 2023
UK Infrastructure Bank has announced the expansion of its Local Authority Advisory and Lending service, including the appointment of Lorna Pimlott as Managing Director.
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Bank announces £50 million commitment to Port of Tyne regeneration and expansion, boosting regional growth in the North East
05 June 2023
The UK Infrastructure Bank is to help boost local and regional growth across the North East by committing up to £50 million to the Port of Tyne’s regeneration and expansion plans.
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Bank commits £62.5 million in major project to boost UK energy storage capacity
23 May 2023
The UK Infrastructure Bank has today announced its first debt transaction in battery storage with a £62.5 million commitment to support the development of multiple new energy storage and grid stability facilities across the UK.
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InfraBank in Focus: Impact and ESRG frameworks
17 May 2023
Today we have published our Impact Framework and our Environmental, Social, Resilience and Governance (ESRG) Framework. Deputy Chief Economist Shailaja Annamraju and Head of ESRG Iliana Lazarova talk about how we will implement this alongside our existing investment process.
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Bank partners with Bradford Council on rail station and regeneration project
17 May 2023
UK Infrastructure Bank is working with Bradford Council on its proposed Southern Gateway train station - a sustainable development-focused regeneration project.
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Bank joins partners in the nations to drive net zero and growth
12 April 2023
UK Infrastructure Bank has worked with organisations in Scotland and Wales to advise on the development of key transport infrastructure projects.
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The Bank announces first natural capital transaction
31 March 2023
The Bank has today announced it intends to commit £12million to support an innovative nature restoration project in the Scottish Highlands and Islands with the aim of stimulating natural capital markets, and helping to tackle climate change, boost biodiversity, and deliver benefits to the local community.
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At the forefront: Pioneering new approaches in Scotland’s emerging natural capital markets
31 March 2023
As the Bank announces a commitment to its first natural capital deal, Kate McGavin and Helen Williams, job-share Director of Strategy and Policy, highlight how this investment can help deliver for climate and biodiversity – and grow the future market for nature-based investment.
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Bank partners with government’s local electric vehicle infrastructure scheme to support the rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure
30 March 2023
The Bank is today announcing a new partnership with the local electric vehicle infrastructure (LEVI) scheme, which will help support a step-change in the delivery of EV charging infrastructure in towns and cities across England.
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The Bank and Centrica announce significant investment into sustainable electricity funds to help supercharge UK's transition to cleaner, greener energy
30 March 2023
The UK Infrastructure Bank has today announced it intends to invest up to £200million to accelerate the development and deployment of crucial storage technologies, helping to drive the country’s transition to a cleaner, greener and more resilient electricity network.
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Energy Storage in Focus
30 March 2023
Electricity storage technologies have a crucial role to play in ensuring that the energy transition required to reach net zero across the UK by 2050 is affordable, secure and delivers the emissions reductions required. Today the Bank has announced plans for significant investments in the sector and there’ll be many more to come. In this blog, UK Infrastructure Bank CEO, John Flint explains why.
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The Bank and public financial institutions welcome the Government's 2023 Green Finance Strategy
30 March 2023
In a joint statement, the UK Infrastructure Bank, British Business Bank (BBB), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and UK Export Finance (UKEF) today welcome the launch of the Government’s Green Finance Strategy for 2023. Moving our economy towards net zero is both an environmental necessity and a huge economic opportunity. There is a real chance to drive business value, unlock growth, and scale technologies across all sectors, regions and nations of the United Kingdom.
You can read the full story.
Bank established as an enduring institution as key legislation receives Royal Assent
24 March 2023
The UK Infrastructure Bank Act has been passed into law - a significant milestone for the Bank as it is set up in legislation as a permanent institution for the whole of the UK.
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UK Infrastructure Bank invests £75million in new broadband project to accelerate full-fibre rollout to 1.5million UK premises
17 March 2023
UK Infrastructure Bank has today announced it will invest £75million in a deal which will see the swift roll-out of full-fibre broadband to a total of 1.5million homes and businesses across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland by 2025.
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Climate Resilience in Focus: our first deal in the water sector aims to tackle the impacts of climate change and protect biodiversity
15 March 2023
Ian Brown talks about our announcement of a double first - our first deal in the water sector and our first deal focussed on supporting climate resilience
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The UK Infrastructure Bank to invest £50m in first UK reservoir to be built since the 1980’s
15 March 2023
The UK Infrastructure Bank has today announced that it will make its first investment in the water sector, supporting the UK’s climate resilience by providing a loan of £50m to finance a new environmentally-led storage reservoir for the South of England.
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Treasury Minister opens UK Infrastructure Bank’s new office space in Leeds
28 February 2023
The UK Infrastructure Bank today welcomed Economic Secretary to the Treasury Andrew Griffith to officially open its new office space in Leeds – another milestone in cementing the Bank’s footprint in the city.
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In at the foundations - reflections on a secondment at a new bank
21 February 2023
After a year at the UK Infrastructure Bank, local government secondee Alex Clarke shares some of his experiences, from learning to start from scratch to developing a passion for bus networks.
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Bank appoints first permanent Chief Operating Officer
13 February 2023
James Emmett has been appointed as the first permanent Chief Operating Officer of the UK Infrastructure Bank. A highly experienced financial services leader, with a career spanning more than 25 years covering business, fintech, operations, technology, and strategy across EMEA, Asia, and the Americas, James was appointed following a competitive recruitment exercise.
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Building an infrastructure bank in Yorkshire: attracting talent
25 January 2023
In her first blog for the Bank, Patricia Galloway, our Chief People Officer, discusses the opportunities, challenges, and our progress in recruiting to an infrastructure bank in Leeds.
You can read the full story.
UK Infrastructure Bank partners with BEIS to support growth of local low carbon heat networks
20 December 2022
The Bank is today announcing a new partnership with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which will help fuel the growth of sustainable heating systems in towns and cities across England.
You can read the full story.
First year results show UK Infrastructure Bank is well placed to deliver on its ambitious goals
24 November 2022
The Annual Report and Accounts for the period to 31 March 2022, published today, show the Bank made strong progress in its inaugural year to become “a permanent and important UK financial institution” and is well on the way to building an organisation that will seek to address climate change and boost regional and local growth in a way that has not been attempted before in the UK.
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Partnership brings the Bank, big business and public sector together to tackle Net Zero challenges
18 November 2022
The UK Infrastructure Bank welcomed members of the Prime Minister’s Business Council to Leeds as part of a new partnership that will help Local Authorities speed-up the rollout of crucial local net zero infrastructure projects.
You can read the news story.
The UK Infrastructure Bank seeks views on its role in natural capital markets
16 November 2022
The Bank has today published a discussion paper setting out its initial thinking on how it can invest in and support the growth of natural capital markets.
You can read the news story.
The role of UKIB in natural capital markets
16 November 2022
As the Bank publishes a discussion paper on its role in natural capital markets, Kate McGavin and Helen Williams, job-share Directors of Strategy and Policy, share why this is a growing area of interest and opportunity.
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Digital Infrastructure in Focus
11 November 2022
Digital infrastructure underpins everything citizens, consumers and businesses do. It is key to boosting growth in regions across the UK and is a key enabler of the transition to net zero. Fast, reliable digital networks improve productivity – supporting people in work and education, as well as driving innovation and encouraging social connectivity.
You can read the blog in full.
Additionality in focus: Our approach
31 October 2022
In her first blog for the Bank, Urvashi Parashar – Chief Impact Officer and Chief Economist – explains the principle behind additionality and how it plays a crucial part in our investment decision-making. The blog also introduces the Bank’s approach to assessing additionality in our private deals
You can read the blog in full.
EV Infra in focus: Charging into the future
19 October 2022
Growing EV infrastructure is key in the drive toward net zero. In his first blog, Ian Brown, Head of Banking explains why we are ready, willing and perfectly placed to support public and private investors to help boost the EV charge into the future.
You can read the blog in full.
First pilots announced for new local authority advisory function
29 September 2022
UK Infrastructure Bank to partner with local authority projects at the forefront of climate change and regional growth agenda as it starts up its advisory function.
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The Bank has today announced the appointment of Mark Devane as its new Chief of Communications and External Affairs
20 September 2022
The UK Infrastructure Bank appoints new Chief of Communications and External Affairs as it implements its new strategy and aims to recruit hundreds of staff outside of London
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The Bank is investing up to £100 million alongside Infracapital and other private investors to support digital rollout across the UK
25 August 2022
The UK Infrastructure Bank is supporting the roll out of ultrafast broadband to rural homes by investing up to £100 million to accelerate the digital roll out across the UK, building on its existing relationship with Infracapital through the Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund (DIIF).
You can read the full story.
Bank confirms position as cornerstone investor in UK’s largest subsidy-free solar power fund
25 August 2022
The UK Infrastructure Bank has announced that it will act as a cornerstone investor in the NextPower UK ESG (NPUK ESG) fund, which has reached first close at £327 million. The fund, which is managed by Next Energy Capital (NEC), aims to double the amount of subsidy-free solar power in the UK.
You can read more about the deal.
Infra Bank in Focus: John Flint on delivering our mission through equity investments
15 August 2022
In his first blog for the Bank, our CEO John Flint shares his thoughts on our developing approach to equity investment.
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UK Infrastructure Bank looks to accelerate investment in electricity storage to help UK deliver on net zero ambitions
25 July 2022
The UK Infrastructure Bank has launched an Expression Of Interest process, searching for proposals from established fund managers that can partner with the Bank to identify equity investment opportunities in electricity storage, an increasingly important technology for hitting net zero targets.
You can read the full story.
Infra Bank in Focus: How did the UK's new policy Bank come to support the first direct link between German and UK energy markets?
21 July 2022
The UK and Germany are building a historic piece of infrastructure, an undersea energy link, which will be one of the largest in the world. The UK Infrastructure Bank is investing alongside a consortium of international partners to get the project underway. In our first "Infra Bank in Focus" we set out more detail on why the Bank has chosen to support this project and its importance to the UK.
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UKIB steps up mission to boost energy security by financing first ever UK-Germany energy
21 July 2022
The UK Infrastructure Bank has today announced that it will support the £2.4 billion NeuConnect project to develop the first undersea energy link between the UK and Germany.
You can read more about the deal.
Clean energy to be largest sector for investment in £22bn Infrastructure Bank plan
23 June 2022
The UK Infrastructure Bank’s new £22bn plan to tackle climate change and boost regional growth will make clean energy the largest sector for investment.
You can read more about the strategy.
The UK Infrastructure Bank welcomes the appointment of its new non-executive directors
09 June 2022
Ahead of the UK Infrastructure Bank’s one-year anniversary later this month, HM Treasury has today announced that the Chancellor has made four new appointments to the UKIB Board. The new non-executive directors collectively bring a wealth of experience in infrastructure finance, policy making, economics and green investments, across both the public and private sector.
You can read more about the appointments.
UK Infrastructure Bank appoints its first permanent executive team
08 June 2022
Following a competitive process, the UK Infrastructure Bank has announced the appointment of five founding members of its Executive team, as permanent recruitment to the Bank now accelerates.
You can read more about our appointments.
UK Infrastructure Bank to act as cornerstone lender in CityFibre deal to bring high quality full fibre broadband to millions of homes across England and Scotland
02 June 2022
The UK Infrastructure Bank has today announced that it will invest £200 million as a cornerstone lender to support the roll out of full fibre broadband to 8 million UK homes by CityFibre.
You can read more about the deal.
UK Infrastructure Bank to support multi-million-pound fund with Octopus Investments to boost investment in green sectors critical to the UK’s net zero ambitions
19 May 2022
The UK Infrastructure Bank has today announced it will be the cornerstone investor into a new fund to provide scale-up capital for the next generation of infrastructure projects across the UK.
You can read more about this story.
UK Infrastructure Bank marks important milestone as government publishes Bill in Parliament
12 May 2022
In a significant milestone, the government has published the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill following the Queen’s speech at the state opening of Parliament.
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UK Infrastructure Bank appoints Leading Professor to support mission to tackle climate change and boost economic development
27 April 2022
The UK Infrastructure Bank welcomed its first Lead Climate Advisor, Professor Andy Gouldson, as part of our ongoing work to partner with regional and national experts to shape the work of the Bank and ensure its long-lasting impact.
You can read more about this appointment.
UK Infrastructure Bank investment to support thousands of rural homes to access ultrafast broadband in Northern Ireland
01 April 2022
The UK Infrastructure Bank has today confirmed it will invest £50 million as a co-lender to the broadband provider Fibrus, which is delivering high-capacity broadband to rural homes and businesses across Northern Ireland.
You can read more about the deal.
New UK Infrastructure Bank investment supports green bus route to boost connection and jobs in West Midlands
15 March 2022
The UK Infrastructure Bank has today confirmed it will partner with the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to invest £10 million in phase 1 of the new Sprint Bus Route in Birmingham along the heavily congested A45 corridor. The project will increase connectivity between residential and employment areas, speed up journey times and reduce carbon emissions, supporting the WMCA to create a zero-emissions corridor by 2030.
You can read more about the deal.
Developing our strategic plan
20 Jan 2022
In June 2022, we will publish our first Strategic Plan, which will set out our strategy, including investment priorities. To support this strategy development, we are running an extensive engagement exercise, talking to over 100 organisations to hear their views on the potential private sector opportunities in our priority sectors.
You can read more about the plan and give your feedback.
£100m UK Infrastructure Bank investment helps provide quarter of a million rural homes with ultrafast broadband
18 December 2021
The UK Infrastructure Bank has today confirmed it will invest £100 million as a co-lender in providing high-capacity broadband to hard-to-reach UK premises through the internet provider Gigaclear.
You can read more about the deal.
First private sector deal for UK Infrastructure Bank
01 December 2021
The UK Infrastructure Bank has made its first private-sector transaction, which will help catalyse a new £500m fund with NextEnergy Capital that could double the amount of subsidy-free solar power in the UK.
You can read more about the deal.
First UK Infrastructure Bank investment goes to green energy hub unlocking thousands of jobs in Teesside
25 October 2021
The UK Infrastructure Bank has today confirmed it will invest £107 million in the South Bank Quay development at Teesworks in Teesside (North-East England) supporting c.800 direct jobs.
You can read more about the deal.