{"id":6841,"date":"2019-12-30T06:37:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T06:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=6841"},"modified":"2019-12-30T06:37:49","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T06:37:49","slug":"adb-approves-250-million-loan-to-eesl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/adb-approves-250-million-loan-to-eesl\/","title":{"rendered":"ADB approves $250 million loan to EESL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of USD\n250 million (about Rs 1,775 crore) as part of an assistance package to EESL to\nexpand energy efficiency investments in India. The new ADB project is a sector\nloan guaranteed by the Government of India, allowing for undertaking of\nsub-projects with high readiness and inclusion of newer sub-projects as they\nare developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Activities to be undertaken by the Energy Efficiency\nServices Limited (EESL) in eligible states include energy efficiency\nopportunities not targeted by traditional energy service company investments,\nsuch as smart meters, distributed solar photovoltaic systems, and e-vehicles.\nAccompanying the loan will be a technical assistance (TA) of USD 2 million to\nsupport EESL in implementing the project, due for completion in March 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of USD 250 million (about Rs 1,775 crore) as part of an assistance package to EESL to expand energy efficiency investments in India. 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