On 2 March 2016, the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) signed a EUR 25 million (USD 27.1 million) loan agreement with RARIK ohf to support the installation of underground cables which will improve the secure supply of electricity in the country. The loan has a duration of 15 years.

RARIK is the public energy company of Iceland. It operates 90% of the electricity distribution system.

The NIB is an international financing bank and is jointly owned by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. The bank provides financing to private and public projects mainly located in the eight countries at attractive conditions. The eligibility criteria of NIB financing is that: "All projects financed by NIB should improve competitiveness and/or the environment, in accordance with NIB's mandate and eligibility criteria. Furthermore, outside the membership area, projects financed by NIB should be of mutual interest to the country of the borrower and the member countries."

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