The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a loan of $160 million to finance a power project in India, the bank said last Wednesday.
亚洲基础设施投资银行(亚投行)上周三声称，该行已批准为印度一个电力项目融资1.6亿美元贷款。
The project is part of the Indian government's Power for All program, and will strengthen the power transmission and distribution system in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh.该项目是印度政府的全民供电计划的一部分，将提升该国东南部安得拉邦的电力传输和配电系统。AIIB President Jin Liqun praised the multilateral development bank's close work with India, AIIB's second-largest shareholder, in energy and other infrastructure sectors.亚投行行长金立群称赞了该多边开发银行与印度--亚投行的第二大股东，在能源和其他基础设施领域的紧密合作。"AIIB supports its members in their transition toward a low-carbon energy mix by promoting the improvement of energy efficiency," said Jin.金立群表示：“亚投行支持其成员国通过提升能源效率，实现向低碳混合能源国家的过渡转变。”The bank expects the Andhra Pradesh-24x7 Power for All project to be the first of many projects AIIB invests in India.
亚投行相信，安得拉邦全民供电项目会是在印度支持的众多项目中的第一个。The project "will be the starting point for AIIB to extend its assistance to other countries in Asia moving towards a 'Sustainable Energy For All' initiative," said D.J. Pandian, vice-president and chief investment officer of AIIB.亚投行副行长兼首席投资官潘笛安称，该项目将成为亚投行扩大其援助亚洲其他国家朝“可持续能源”倡议迈进的起点。The AIIB was established in 2015 and started operation in January 2016 to provide financing for infrastructure improvement in Asia. Its membership has increased to 70, with 13 new members approved in March.亚投行于2015年成立，并于2016年1月开始运营，为改善亚洲的基础设施提供融资。随着13个新成员国于今年三月加入，其成员国总数已经扩至70个。