{"id":368582,"date":"2023-11-18T07:50:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T02:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=368582"},"modified":"2023-11-18T07:50:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T02:50:50","slug":"adb-approves-250-million-loan-for-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/adb-approves-250-million-loan-for-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"ADB approves $250 million loan for Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $250 million in loans that will help deliver reliable electricity in Pakistan by expanding and improving the power transmission network in the country\u2019s Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. ADB\u2019s Power Transmission Strengthening Project will help reinforce the stability of the national grid by increasing its transmission capacity. The project will expand the high-voltage transmission network to close 500 kilovolt (kV) and 220 kV transmission lines loops and reduce transmission losses in Lahore city in Punjab by replacing old transmission lines. \u201cReliable power supply is essential to inclusive, sustainable economic growth, and it will also provide economic opportunities to rural communities,\u201d said ADB Director General for Central and West Asia Yevgeniy Zhukov. DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $250 million in loans that will help deliver reliable electricity in Pakistan by expanding and improving the power transmission network in the country\u2019s Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. ADB\u2019s Power Transmission Strengthening Project will help reinforce the stability of the national grid by increasing its transmission capacity. 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