Bahrain

By // 06 October 2010

Bahrain has secured a 19.8 million Bahrain dinars (USD52.5 million) loan from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. The loan will be used to upgrade the country’s electricity network. It will finance the construction of 39 new substations, installation of 1,850 kilometers of cables and renovation of 11 substations, Gulf Daily News reports.

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