Kaliningrad Water&Environmental Rehab: District Heating

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Project ID 37966

Status Complete

Location

Russia

Business Sector

Municipal Infrastructure

Notice Type

State

Project timeline

Exploratory
Passed Concept Review
Passed Structure Review
Passed Final Review
Board Approved
Signed
Implementing
Completed

Project ID 37966

Status Complete

Location

Russia

Business Sector

Municipal Infrastructure

Notice Type

State

Environmental Category

Approval Date

16 Dec 2008

Disclosure date

13 Mar 2007

As per section 1.4.2 (iii) of the Directive on Access to Information: "For Projects approved by Bank management where the Board of Directors has delegated the approval authority, the PSD shall be disclosed at the start of the relevant no-objection notification period to a member country of the Bank in accordance with Article 13 (iii) of the Agreement Establishing the EBRD."

Project Description

The proposed project will consist of the rehabilitation of the district heating network in the City of Kaliningrad. The key objectives of the project are to

(i) improve energy efficiency in the district heating network through reduced losses, and

(ii) ensure the commercial and financial sustainability of ME Kaliningradteploset, the municipality-owned district heating company of Kaliningrad through the adoption of best commercial practices, and sound pricing and subsidy reforms. The project is expected to have major environmental benefits, in particular through lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Transition Impact

Implementation of a least cost investment programme will improve efficiency and include a metering and control component that will allow consumers to regulate their consumption and permit billing in line with actual consumption. This will improve service levels and the long-term commercial viability of the service. Tariffs will be set at cost-reflective levels and the subsidy system reformed with a view to providing a social safety net for lower income groups.

The Client

The borrower will be the Russian Federation. The proceeds will be on-lent to ME Kaliningradteploset through a subsidiary loan agreement mirroring the terms of the sovereign loan. The Bank will enter into a Project Agreement with ME Kaliningradteploset, and a Project Support Agreement with the City of Kaliningrad.

EBRD Finance

Sovereign loan of USD 12 million (EUR 11.2 million). To be co-financed with a grant from the Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership (NDEP) of EUR 7.3 million (to be confirmed).

Project Cost

EUR 20.8 million.

Environmental Impact

The project has been screened as B/1 requiring an environmental analysis to determine current and potential future environmental impacts associated with the project components as well as potential liabilities from past operations. Energy efficiency improvements including heat loss reduction will be the main benefits of the project. Due diligence will concentrate on environmental issues characteristic to district heating projects (e.g., air emissions; waste management; occupational health and safety).

Technical Cooperation

Technical assistance of EUR 0.5 million for project preparation and implementation is in progress and funded bilaterally by SIDA, Sweden’s international development agency. Technical assistance of EUR 0.5 million for institutional strengthening and management support is to be funded bilaterally by SIDA.

Transition impact

ETI Score:60

PSD last updated

01 Feb 2019

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Environmental and Social Documentation is not available for this project.

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