Finance for major domestic projects
At Export Finance Australia, we provide finance solutions to major domestic projects to support Australia in becoming a leader in renewable energy, adding value to our natural resources and strengthening economic security.
We work alongside private market financiers and other Australian Special Investment Vehicles (SIVs) when there is a funding gap on an eligible project. We can share risk with partners and encourage investment from other financiers to ensure that viable projects receive the finance required to proceed.
About us
We are Australia’s export credit agency.
We provide a range of finance solutions, including loans, bonds, guarantees and, in limited circumstances, equity, to support businesses, foreign governments, infrastructure projects and investment in Southeast Asia.
We administer the Australian Government’s National Interest Account (NIA), including the Critical Minerals Facility, the Defence Export Facility, the Southeast Asia Investment Financing Facility and loans for the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific.
Supporting a Future Made in Australia
As part of the Future Made in Australia (FMA), we have received powers to finance, subject to Government consideration and approval, major domestic projects on the NIA where sufficient finance cannot be secured through other Commonwealth SIV agencies, including our Commercial Account or an existing NIA facility.
Businesses and projects do not need to submit different requests for FMA support. We will consider all requests received with regard to our Commercial Account, existing NIA facilities and new FMA powers.
We are already investing domestically to support exporting businesses and projects, and this mandate means we can now support businesses and projects that may not be exporting.
The 2024-25 Budget National Interest Framework Supporting Paper identified how assessments against the National Interest Framework informed policy decisions in the 2024-25 Budget. The sectors identified in the 2024-25 Budget were:
- renewable hydrogen
- critical minerals processing
- green metals
- low carbon liquid fuels
- clean energy manufacturing, including battery and solar panel supply chains.
Opportunities aligned with these priorities and the Government’s National Interest Framework may be able to be considered for finance.
Project proponents will need to demonstrate how their projects meet the Government’s Community Benefit Principles, outlined in the Future Made in Australia Act 2024.
Our criteria
A project must meet the following for us to provide our finance solutions:
Alignment
Aligned with the Government’s National Interest Framework.
Market gap
Private market financiers, other SIVs and existing NIA facilities are unable to fully fund the project.
Standards
Meets our social and environmental due diligence standards.
Capability
Proponents with financial, technical and commercial capacity.
Speak to our team to learn more
For more information about how we could support your project, contact us on 1800 093 724 or complete the form below and we’ll be in touch.