Central transmission utility PowerGrid today said it would raise Rs 3,000 crore through bonds by January next year.

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"We would raise Rs 3,000 crore via bond sale by January, 2010," PowerGrid Director (Finance) J Sridharan told reporters on the sidelines of the Economic Editor's conference here.

The company is also seeking loans of Rs 8,750 crore from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to fund upcoming transmission projects in the country.

PowerGrid had earlier said that it has sent a proposal to the Ministry of Finance through the Power Ministry to negotiate with the multilateral lending agencies.

The company plans to invest Rs 55,000 crore to set up transmission lines in the country during the current Five Year Plan (2007-12).

PowerGrid plans to augment its transmission capacity to 23,400 MW in the current fiscal (2009-10) from the existing 19,800 MW and enhance it to 37,000 MW within the Plan period.

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