Italy, March 17 -- Today the European Investment Bank (EIB), Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB) and Sunprime Holdings S.r.l., have signed in Milan a project?finance operation worth up to €507 million to support Project Sophocles, a major investment programme combining rooftop and ground?mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) plants with battery?energy storage systems (BESS) across Italy.Project Sophocles will finance the construction and operation of approximately 200 PV plants totalling 290?MWp alongside 350?MW of BESS capacity. By pairing distributed solar generation with large?scale battery storage the programme will enhance grid flexibility, support renewable?energy integration and strengthen the resilience of the Itali...