03/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced on 23 December that it has granted a EUR 125 million loan to Elia, the Belgian transmission system operator, to finance investments in upgrading its high-voltage electricity grid. The EIB loan will be used mainly to increase interconnection capacity at the borders (Belgium-France and Belgium-Netherlands) and on modifications to the grid in Belgium in order to maintain security of supply, while at the same time...