http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd PSDs include project descriptions, financial details, client information, environmental issues, tender guidelines, and contact details. en-gb Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:48:26 +0000 The EBRD is considering providing a €17.6 million sovereign loan to finance track renewal along the Corridor X railways line in FYR Macedonia. This will take the form of the replacement of wooden with concrete sleepers and the supply of new rails where, applicable, along approximately 50 km of track.. http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41327.htm http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41327.htm 16 March 2010 FYR Macedonia Transport The EBRD is considering providing a sovereign guaranteed loan of €100 to finance:. http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41125.htm http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41125.htm 16 March 2010 Serbia Transport The EBRD is considering refinancing outstanding debt of OAO European Bearing Corporation. The EBRD financing is a direct crisis response which will enable the company to restructure its debt portfolio to a longer average maturity. Thereby, the company will be in the position to continue focusing on its pre-crisis objectives of implementing product quality improvements, developing the cooperation with global industry leaders and realizing cost savings due to the enhancement of energy efficiency.. http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/40702.htm http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/40702.htm 12 March 2010 Russia General manufacturing The proposed project is a regional mezzanine fund with a target size of up to USD 250 million. The primary geographical focus of the Fund will be the Russian Federation but investments will also be considered in Ukraine, Kazakhstan as well as other CIS countries. Target industries will include retail, consumer goods, manufacturing, information technology, entertainment and media. Each investment is expected to be in the range of USD 10-50m.. http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/40945.htm http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/40945.htm 11 March 2010 Regional Equity funds The EBRD is considering up to EUR 10 mln equity investment in Hlebprom group of companies to support Hlebprom’s capital expenditure programme including purchasing and installation of production equipment to close bottlenecks and increase efficiency as well as improve food hygiene in the production and packaging process.. http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41031.htm http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41031.htm 10 March 2010 Russia Agribusiness The EBRD is considering a Senior Syndicated Loan to Promsvyazbank (PSB) in the aggregate amount of approximately USD 250 million under an A/B loan structure for general corporate purposes (incl. trade finance transactions) (“the Project”).. http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41197.htm http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41197.htm 5 March 2010 Russia Lending to banks EBRD is considering providing a corporate loan of up to €40 million, to Elektroprivreda Srbije ("EPS") in parallel with a similar loan of €40 million from the EIB (in total €80 million) to finance the purchase and installation of modern electricity meters and the associated infrastructure and software in the Serbian electricity distribution system. These measures will target the existing level of electricity losses in the network with the aim of significantly reducing these losses over the project implementation period. They will also assist in increasing bill collection rates.. http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/40379.htm http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/40379.htm 2 March 2010 Serbia Power and Energy The EBRD is considering to provide a loan of up to €15 million to support electric networks modernisation investment program of AstanaEnergoService’s power distribution company Astana City Electric Networks aimed at network losses reduction through: . http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41214.htm http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41214.htm 2 March 2010 Kazakhstan Power and Energy The EBRD is considering providing a sovereign loan of up to €10 million to support municipal utilities in most reform-minded municipalities. The programme comprises the regionalisation of water companies by expanding their operations into neighbouring localities and is structured as priority investments focusing on the water utilities from Floresti, Soroca, Hancesti, Orhei, Leova and Ceadar-Lunga, municipalities committed to adjust the tariffs and introduce cost recovery of their water companies to ensure financial viability. The programme also aims at strengthening these municipal utilities to ensure provision of adequate supply of drinking water and improve wastewater treatment facilities with environmental benefits for the Prut and Nistru (Dniester) river basins (as key sources of drinking water) and ultimately the Black Sea basin.. http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/40267.htm http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/40267.htm 23 February 2010 Moldova Municipal and environmental infrastructure Daimler Trucks began a strategic partnership with Kamaz in December 2008 when Daimler acquired a 10 percent stake in Kamaz. Daimler and Troika Dialog have signed in February 2010 a memorandum of understanding regarding the strengthening of Daimler's role in Kamaz, through the acquisition of Kamaz shares held by Troika Dialog. EBRD intends to support this process by acquiring part of the Kamaz shares from Troika.. http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41041.htm http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41041.htm 22 February 2010 Russia General manufacturing Expansion and downstream value-added integration of the UHG high quality coking coal deposit.. http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/39957.htm http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/39957.htm 19 February 2010 Mongolia Natural resources The proposed project involves financing to build and operate a Class A built-to-suit industrial facility of 28,700 sq.m. near the Volkswagen plant in Kaluga Region to be let to Volkswagen and its 3 automotive parts suppliers.. http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/40806.htm http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/40806.htm 19 February 2010 Russia Property The EBRD is considering a USD 20 million loan to Ukrainian Agrarian Farms Limited to service the seasonal working capital requirements of the approximately 70 Ukrainian farms that this company owns and operates. The loan proceeds will go towards buying agricultural inputs and services before harvest and crop storage after harvest. Agricultural inputs include the purchase of modern farming machinery.. http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41181.htm http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41181.htm 18 February 2010 Ukraine Agribusiness The Project Company will build, expand, finance and operate the Pulkovo airport facilities (with the exception of cargo terminal and business aviation) under the terms of a Public Private Partnership agreement signed with the City of St Petersburg and Pulkovo Airport Company on 30 October 2009 for a period of 30 years. The proposed EBRD funding is intended to finance the construction of a new terminal as well as the refurbishment of the existing infrastructure of the airport facilities at St. Petersburg airport. It is expected that the major construction works will take place between 2010 and 2013. Fraport AG will support the Project Company as the Lead Operator and will make available its expertise as required by the Project Company by entering into an airport operator and technical support agreement.. http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/39029.htm http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/39029.htm 15 February 2010 Russia Transport The EBRD is considering providing a loan of up to €20 million to part finance the completion of the first phase of a new Light Rail Transit System for the City of Gaziantep.. http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41149.htm http://www.ebrd.com/projects/psd/psd2010/41149.htm 11 February 2010 Turkey Municipal and environmental infrastructure