Developing sustainable urban infrastructure, optimising municipal financial structures and supporting forward-looking urban and neighbourhood development – these are important tasks of the municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia. As a natural and reliable partner to the local authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia, NRW.BANK supports cities, communities and districts with financing services and partnership-based, individual advice to help them fulfil these and many other tasks, thus improving the quality of life of the local population.
Klima-Campus Lichtenau
The energy town of Lichtenau has modernised its secondary school and developed it into the hub of a climate campus with an ice storage system, wind power and unsealed surfaces. NRW.BANK supported the socially and environmentally sustainable project with several low-interest promotional loans.
Fire station in Wachtendonk
Since 2023, the municipality of Wachtendonk has been investing in a climate-friendly fire station, refugee housing and education facilities. With the help of low-interest promotional loans from NRW.BANK, modern and energy-efficient infrastructures are being created – for greater safety, sustainability and long-term resilience.
