Answers of the Ministry of Water Resources: 3 banks issued 157.6 billion water conservancy loans in 5 months

Yang Xinyu, director of the Ministry of Water Resources Finance (picture source: Ministry of Water Resources)

Cover news reporter Teng Yan

Promote the construction of financial support for water conservancy infrastructure, and continuously expand the scale of water conservancy credit. On June 17, Yang Xinyu, director of the Finance Department of the Ministry of Water Resources, answered the cover news and asked in the press conference that from January to May, the National Cubs, Agricultural Issuance, and Agricultural Bank issued a total of 157.6 billion yuan of water conservancy loans, and the loan balance was 151.33 billion yuan. Compared with the same period last year, it increased by 9.33%, focusing on supporting key areas such as major national water conservancy projects, water resources allocation, rural water supply and urban and rural water supply integration, and water ecological protection and treatment.

Yang Xinyu said that the key support areas of water conservancy credit include major national water conservancy projects, water resources allocation, rural water supply and urban and rural water supply integration, and water ecological protection and treatment. Major water conservancy projects absorb large investment, long industrial chain, and many opportunities for employment, which has obvious economic growth. Three banks focus on the Anhui Guijiang Jihuai Project, Shandong Laolan Reservoir, Guangxi Dato Gorge Water Conservancy Project, Yuxi Water Resources Configuration Project, Guizhou Jiayan Water Conservancy Hub, Water Supply Project in Northwest Guizhou, and the Duwa Water Drimination of the Xinjiang Corps And water resource allocation project.

In terms of rural water supply projects, the Ministry of Water Resources has promoted project financing work and increased credit preferential support. Through bank loan support, Jiangxi, Fujian, Yunnan and other provincial levels coordinate the implementation of rural and urban and rural water supply integrated, Hebei implements the South -to -North Water -Diversion water -transferred groundwater to improve the level of rural water supply. The masses drinking water -adjustment projects "and Henan promoted the construction of the" four modernizations "project of rural water supply.

The irrigation district is an important basic facility to ensure the safety of national food. Yang Xinyu revealed that the Ministry of Water Resources has jointly issued guidance with the National Camp and Agricultural Distribution. It is clear that the construction and transformation of the irrigation zone are key areas for financial support for water conservancy infrastructure construction. Production capacity provides strong credit support. The National Bank of China and agricultural distribution have focused on supporting the construction project of Ningxia Helan Modern Ecological Irrigation District, and a new and expansion project for Hubei Lishui Irrigation District.

Recently, the Ministry of Water Resources and the National Kai -Bank "Guiding Opinions on Increasing Development Financial Support and Increased Water Safety Guarantee Capability" and signed the "Development Finance Support" Fourteen Five -Year Plan "Water Security Protection Promoting High -quality Development Cooperation Agreement"; The "Guiding Opinions on the Construction of Policy Finance Support Water Conservancy Infrastructure" and issued the "Guiding Opinions on the Construction of Policy Finance Support Water Conservancy Infrastructure" and signed the "Policy Finance Support" Fourteenth Five -Year Plan "Water Conservancy Infrastructure Construction Promoting the Strategic Cooperation Agreement of High -quality Development of Water Conservancy."

"Two banks have refined and optimized water conservancy differentiated credit policies." Yang Xinyu pointed out that one is the loan period. 40 years; Agricultural Issuance is extended from 20-25 years, and the national major water conservancy project can reach 45 years. The key water conservancy projects jointly determined by the Ministry of Water Resources and Agricultural Issuance, key projects incorporated into the national and provincial water conservancy planning Government and social capital cooperation (PPP) projects in the field of water conservancy can reach 30 years.

The second is the loan interest rate. The National Bank of China has set up a special loan of water conservancy to reduce the interest rate of water conservancy project loans, and to implement the relevant preferential interest rates in major projects that meet its identification standards. Agricultural issuance of preferential interest rates on water conservancy construction loans, increasing interest rates to major national water conservancy projects.

The third is the proportion of capital. The two banks generally require a minimum of 20%of the water conservancy project. For eligible social livelihood supplement shortcomings, shortcomings, water conservancy infrastructure projects, another not exceeding 5 percentage points.

"In addition, the two banks have also given a preferential policy for water conservancy projects from the aspects of fund raising, guarantee methods, and repayment plans. Support can be said to be the largest in recent years." Yang Xinyu said.

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