<article>The Beijing-based <a style="color: #000080;" href="http://www.dealstreetasia.com/?s=Asian+Infrastructure+Investment+Bank" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank</a> (AIIB) will provide $160 million loan to support a power project in Andhra Pradesh, India, according to a statement.
This will be the first credit by Asian infrastructure lender for an Indian project.</article>

The Beijing-based <a style="color: #000080;" href="http://www.dealstreetasia.com/?s=Asian+Infrastructure+Investment+Bank" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank</a> (AIIB) will provide $160 million loan to support a power project in Andhra Pradesh, India, according to a statement.
This will be the first credit by Asian infrastructure lender for an Indian project.
In the statement, AIIB said, the project is a part of the Government of India’s Power for All program that was launched in 2014 to provide an efficient, reliable and affordable electricity supply to all consumers across selected states within five years from the start of implementation of the program in each state. Andhra Pradesh is one of the first states selected for the rollout of the Power for All program.
In March this year, AIIB approved a $60 million loan to finance a Bangladesh gas project.
&#8220;The Power for All program in Andhra Pradesh will be the starting point for AIIB to extend its assistance to other countries in Asia moving towards an ‘Energy for all’ initiatives,&#8221; said D.J. Pandian, vice president and chief investment officer, AIIB.
&#8220;I am delighted that AIIB is working closely with India, who is our second largest shareholder, in energy and other infrastructure sectors, and we expect the Andhra Pradesh &#8211; 24&#215;7 Power for All project to be the first of many projects AIIB invests in India,&#8221; Jin Liqun, president of AIIB.
With a capital of $100 billion, AIIB started operations in January 2016 and has grown to 70 members from all over the world. China, the largest shareholder, owns 26.06 per cent voting shares, India holds 7.5 per cent followed by Russia and Germany with 5.93 per cent and 4.5 per cent.
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