Polish power company Enea signs $2.4 billion loan deal for grid upgrades
GDANSK, May 21 (Reuters) - Enea has signed a 9.13 billion zloty ($2.44 billion) loan agreement with state-owned Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) under the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Polish power utility said on Wednesday.
The funds will be used to upgrade Enea's power distribution infrastructure in northwestern Poland, aiming to improve the quality and security of electricity supply and enhance grid capacity to integrate renewable energy sources.
($1 = 3.7420 zlotys)
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