RDB relocates Ampara branch to provide more facilities for customers
Regional Development Bank (RDB), the premier and the fastest growing state-owned development bank in the island relocated its Ampara branch to a new and modernised location at No.1, Fourth Lane, Ampara, on May 21, 2018, to provide better facilities to its customers.
With the relocation of its branch, RDB renewed its genuine banking relationship with the individuals and the businessmen in the area, opening its doors to the aspiring entrepreneurs to benefit from the banks many customised financial facilities and advisory services. Distributing of credit facilities and gift items of the highest achievers of children’s savings accounts were delivered with parallel to the event.
RDB Chairman Kasthuri Anuradhanayaka, General Manager/ceo T.A. Ariyapala, Ampara Divisional Secretary N.M. Upeksha Kumari, Regional General Manager R.M. Randeniya, Assistant General Manager B.G.W. Athula Kumara, Ampara Branch Manager Anura Suraweera and staff of the RDB together with a large number of customers participated at the opening ceremony.
Solar energy is considered to be the most cost efficient method to save fuel and energy in the long term, thus, ‘NDB Solar Vantage’, has stepped up as the foremost solution to enable households to switch to solar energy and enjoy long term cost efficacies.
A joint study done by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) found that Sri Lanka has the potential to deploy 16 GW of solar power and cover its power demand entirely with renewable energy by 2050. However, the initial cost in installation of the solar panels is rather costly.
As a result, ‘NDB Solar Vantage’ - a loan facility designed to provide financial assistance in setting up solar energy systems for domestic use - allows households to switch to solar power without worry.
The ‘NDB Solar Vantage’ loan scheme will be offered at a special rate of interest with a flexible repayment tenure that can go up to seven years. Furthermore, it is a customised, structured facility for households that consume over 200 units of power or incur over Rs.15,000 per month in electricity bills, in order to ensure efficient payback on the customer’s investment.
NDB Solar Vantage offers a host of added benefits including expert advice on tailoring the loan based on the monthly usage and energy produced in order to ensure the maximum benefit to the customer, recommended domestic solar system providers that have been screened and authorised by the SLSEA, free onsite feasibility studies and advisory services from NDB’S strategic partners providing the solar units. The bank is geared to provide expert advice on tailoring the loan based on the loan value, monthly usage and the energy produced in order to ensure the maximum benefit to the clients.