PRAGUE, July 2 (Reuters) - Czech power group CEZ

said on Thursday it signed a 262.35 million euro, 15-year loan

for financing a wind power project in Romania.

Bayerische Landesbank, BNP Paribas, Czech CSOB and KBC

Deutschland are the loan providers under the deal, which will be

used to finance export contracts with German technology

providers.

The deal is insured by German export agency Hermes, CEZ

said. CEZ is planning to build a 347.5 megawatt offshore wind

plant in Romania.

(Reporting by Jason Hovet, editing by Jan Lopatka)

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