<h1>India and ADB Ink $826M Loan Deals to Boost Power Transmission with New Projects Across Key Regions.</h1> India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed three loan agreements totaling $826 million to enhance power transmission across the country. The agreements include a $500 million sovereign-guaranteed loan and a $250 million non-sovereign corporate loan to establish a 1,300-kilometer transmission link from Chhattisgarh to northern regions, including Delhi. A third $76 million loan will connect the western grid to Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. This initiative aims to improve transmission capacity and reliability, supporting the transfer of electricity from surplus to deficit areas. The loans will also help Power Grid Corporation of India Limited access foreign commercial markets.