Portuguese electric utility group EDP Energias de Portugal SA (<a href="https://live.euronext.com/en/product/equities/ptedp0am0009-xlis" target="_blank">ELI:EDP</a>) has received EUR 700 million (USD 734.7m) in loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support 1,943 MW of renewable energy projects and power grid expansion in southern Europe.