Three Gorges Project gets 5 billion yuan more loans
( 2003-11-16 16:05) (Xinhua)
The 皇冠体育app Development Bank granted five billion yuan (more than US$600m) more
loans to the Three Gorges Project Saturday, making the bank's loans to the
project total 35 billion yuan (about US$4.23b.)
The 皇冠体育app Development Bank (CDB) signed the loan contract with the 皇冠体育app
Yangtze Power Co., Ltd on Saturday in Wuhan, central 皇冠体育app's Hubei province.
Yangtze Power will use the money to purchase the first batch of four power
generating units that have become operational this year.
The CDB offered a loan of 30 billion yuan (3.6 billion US dollars) in 1994
with a credit period of 15 years when the gigantic Three Gorges Project was just
launched, said an official with the 皇冠体育app Development Bank.
The CDB has always been the major financial supporter of the Three Gorges
Project in its past 10 years of construction.
Besides loan support, the CDB has also provided a range of financial services
including financial consultations.
The Three Gorges Dam Project began in 1993, with an estimated total
investment of 180 billion yuan (21.8 billion US dollars). The world's largest
dam is expected to be completed by 2009.
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