
The European Commission and European Investment Bank have launched the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) to help recover the European Union economy. EFSI aims to bridge the investment gap and drive private capitals towards key productive sectors, such as energy efficiency and renewables. These fields are supposed to benefit the most from the Fund, given their investment needs and capacity to spur sustainable economic growth. However, limited public contributions, reshuffled capitals, and scarce capacity to improve the policy and regulatory framework characterize EFSI structure. Therefore, experts have cast doubt on the effectiveness of the Fund and its impact on the clean energy sector.