16/10/2025
The EIB provides a €100 million loan to Gruppo CAP
The objective is the modernisation of water and sewerage infrastructure in the metropolitan city of Milan and several Lombardy provinces.
  • The EIB loan supports CAP Group's 2025-2030 investment plan for the integrated water sector in Lombardy.
  • The interventions will improve the reliability, resilience and quality of water and wastewater treatment services to the benefit of more than 2.4 million citizens.
  • The project will increase environmental sustainability and infrastructure security, promoting efficiency and digital innovation.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Gruppo CAP have signed a new €100 million loan agreement to support Gruppo CAP’s 2025-2030 investment plan.  The agreement was announced by Jean-Christophe Laloux, Director-General, Head of EU Lending and Advisory Operations, and Yuri Santagostino, President of Gruppo CAP.

The agreement aims to support the modernisation of water and wastewater treatment infrastructure in the Metropolitan City of Milan and several provinces in Lombardy, benefiting 154 municipalities and more than 2.4 million inhabitants.

In particular, the resources made available by the EIB will help to support interventions aimed at increasing the reliability and resilience of the water network, reducing the risk of flooding from sewerage overflows, improving the quality and efficiency of wastewater collection and treatment services, and developing digital solutions to optimise the management of the integrated water service.