Green Bond Fact Sheet

This fact sheet details a EUR 500 million (USD 554 million) green bond issued by National Grid on January 20, 2020, with a five-year tenor maturing in 2025. The bond is intended to fund a wide range of green projects, including renewable energy infrastructure, energy efficiency, green buildings, clean transportation, pollution control, and sustainable land management.

• National Grid issued a green bond on January 20, 2020, for an amount of EUR 500 million (approximately USD 554 million) with a maturity date of January 20, 2025.
• The proceeds of the bond are allocated across several eligible categories: renewable energy generation and connection infrastructure (including solar, wind, hydro, and bioenergy), energy efficiency retrofits and smart equipment, certified green buildings, clean transportation fleet and infrastructure, pollution prevention and control, and sustainable land use and restoration.
• National Grid will provide allocation and impact reporting via its annual report or website within one year of the first borrowing date. Impact reporting will specifically track renewable energy sources connected in megawatts (MW) and avoided CO2 emissions.
• The issuance supports the United Kingdom's goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and adds to a group of 15 British green bond issuers.

APA

Climate Bonds Initiative (2020). Green Bond Fact Sheet. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2020-01_UK_National_Grid.pdf

Chicago

Climate Bonds Initiative. Green Bond Fact Sheet. 2020. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2020-01_UK_National_Grid.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatebondsinitiative2020green, author = {{Climate Bonds Initiative}}, title = {{Green Bond Fact Sheet}}, institution = {Climate Bonds Initiative}, year = {2020}, month = jan, url = {https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2020-01_UK_National_Grid.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }