Nicaragua: $ 70 million for Power Grid

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The loan will finance the expansion and improvement of energy supply, increasing efficiency, improving service reliability and increasing power generation from renewable sources such as hydro, geothermal and wind.

The project involves the installation of about 640 km of new transmission lines, construction of nine new substations and improving existing lines and substations by upgrading their capacity and voltage.

Source: European Investment Bank

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