A 650MW development at the giant Markbygden onshore wind cluster in Sweden has secured financial backing from the European Investment Bank (EIB), advancing the ambitions of project partners Svevind and German turbine OEM Enercon.

The project, part of the up-to-4GW Markbygden cluster, will receive a slice of a €7.8bn ($8.3bn) loan from the EIB. The loan was awarded to GE Financial Services / Macquarie Capital (Europe) .