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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $200 million loan to expand metro rail corridors and improve transport connectivity in Nagpur, India. This includes its support for boosting the electric mobility to ensure connectivity to the metro stations in the city in Maharashtra. “ADB will support the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $240.5 million in loans to finance rooftop solar systems in India that will help the government expand energy access using renewable energy. The financing will support tranches 2 and 3 of the Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) Solar Rooftop Investment Program approved by ADB in 2016. The program was restructured in […]
Sri Lanka’s first Agrivoltaic demonstration project has been formally inaugurated earlier this week. The 85 kWp project, backed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), working with the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SEA) under the Ministry of Power and Energy (MOPE), the Tea Smallholders Development Authority (TSHDA) under the Ministry of Plantation Industries (MOPI), the […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) which supports projects in developing member countries committed $2.6 billion in sovereign lending to India in 2023 for projects related to urban development, supporting industrial corridor development, promoting power sector reforms, support horticulture, and enhance connectivity. ADB also extended $23.53 million in technical assistance and $4.1 million in grants under […]
The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved $8 million to support the rollout of a pioneering pilot mini-grid program with potential Africa-wide benefits. The funding is provided by the Bank-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA). This fund is provided in the form of concessional loans, grants, and risk mitigation, and plans […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $148.5 million loan to help strengthen, modernize, and climate-proof distribution systems to enhance the reliability, quality, and resilience of electricity supply in Sikkim, India. The scope of work also includes boosting renewable energy systems. Philippines-headquartered ADB will help develop a financial sustainability strategy and a plan to […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised 12.5 billion Indian rupees (about $150 million) through its largest local currency green bond issue to date. The issue is structured as a 4-year currency-linked bond, with a bullet repayment at maturity and carrying a fixed interest rate of 6.72% per year, ADB said in a media release […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Independent Power Producer Fourth Partner Energy Private Limited (Fourth Partner) have joined hands for a long-term loan of up to Rs 1.2 billion Indian rupees towards the construction and operation of a 25 MW solar power plant. This will help augment clean and low-cost energy supply to commercial and […]
Saudi Arabia’s ace renewable energy developer ACWA Power has received $174 million worth of loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to develop the Bash wind power and Dzhankeldy wind power plants – both located in the Bukhara region in Uzbekistan. As per ABD, the ACWA Power financing comprises loans amounting to $40.5 million for […]
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