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Bangladesh: Increasing Access to Energy

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Asian Development Bank
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This fact sheet provides background information on access to electricity and modern fuels in Bangladesh. And, it outlines loan support provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) via its Energy for All Initiative on four projects between 2008 and 2012, including a $165 for a million public–private infrastructure development facility, $100 million each for natural gas access improvement and electrical grid interconnection projects, and $700 million on a power system expansion and efficiency improvement investment program.