The figure, announced 10 November by UK energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband, represents a 40% increase over the original financial package unveiled earlier this year.
The EIB, the long-term lending arm of the EU, will provide up to £700m, with the rest to be matched by Royal Bank of Scotland, BNP Paribas and Lloyds Banking Group.
The money is targeted at small- to medium-sized wind projects whose developers are struggling to raise money in the capital markets.
