BEERECL - Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy FW ext. 2

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Project ID 39502

Status Complete

Location

Bulgaria

Business Sector

Financial Institutions

Notice Type

Private

Sub-projects

Project timeline

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

Project ID 39502

Status Complete

Location

Bulgaria

Business Sector

Financial Institutions

Notice Type

Private

Environmental Category

Approval Date

16 Dec 2008

Disclosure date

14 Nov 2008

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

Second extension of an existing framework facility under which the EBRD is considering extending credit lines to Participating Banks (PB) for on-lending to private sector companies for industrial energy efficiency and small scale renewable energy projects.

Additional EBRD funds of up to € 55 million would be complemented by the Kozloduy International Decomissioning and Support Fund (KIDSF) grant funding (the Grant). There is a Grant of €35.2 million provided by the KIDSF which provides support for the initial framework and two extensions thereafter and is provided to overcome barriers faced by sub-borrowers in developing/financing and implementing such investments.

The Grant will be used to provide:

(i) completion fee to sub-borrowers
(ii) completion fees to be paid to PBs, for participation in this Project

The Grant will also provide technical assistance and is provided on the basis that individual sub-loans meet the objectives of the KIDSF.

Discussions are currently taking place with potential participating banks.

Transition Impact

The Project will generate transition impact by further demonstrating the benefits of energy conservation and promoting the expansion of energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in a country with very high energy intensity. The Project aims to overcome market imperfections in the energy service market of a country with very high energy intensity (e.g. risk perceptions both at the level of sub-borrowers and banks).

The Project is also expected to transfer and build expertise related to sustainable energy financing among participating banks and among companies and investors. The Project is expected to contribute to lowering the transaction costs for financing sustainable energy investments and the Facility’s success would lead to a sustainable lending for such projects in the long run.

The Client

The clients will be Bulgarian PBs which will on-lend the funds to sub-borrowers planning to undertake energy efficiency investments and small scale renewable energy projects in the private sector.

EBRD Finance

Senior loans of up to an aggregate of EUR 55 million to be allocated to PBs in Bulgaria.

Project Cost

EUR 55 million from EBRD.

Environmental Impact

FI screened operation. PBs will require that companies financed through this credit line comply with national requirements for environment, health and safety. This will be confirmed to the PBs by the consultant who will cover this issue as part of the preparation of each project (see Technical co-operation section below for more information). Reporting on sub-projects and annual monitoring reports will be provided by PBs. EBRD procedures for hydro sub-projects will apply under any such sub-loans under this facility. The Environmental Department will review and sign-off on all wind renewable sub-projects.

Increased efficiency in heat generation, reduction of heat transmission losses and improved efficiency in the use of heat and energy will lead to a reduction of air pollutants (e.g., SO2; NOx; CO2; particulates) resulting from heat and electricity generation. This is a clear and quantifiable environmental benefit on which the PBs will provide details in an annual environmental report to the Bank.

Technical Cooperation

KIDSF will provide funding for technical cooperation essential for the Project. This will include the following components:

1. Rational Energy Utilisation Plan (REUP) and Marketing Consultant

Potential sub-borrowers will have access to project preparation assistance which will
(a) assess, present and recommend the proposed investments,
(b) ensure cost effectiveness in the identification of appropriate measures and consistency with the criteria of the KIDSF Grant,
(c) assist the formulation of loan applications to PBs, and
(d) make recommendations to the sub-borrowers on its energy management strategy

2. Independent Energy Expert

The expert will validate the successful completion of each sub-project and ensure that it was completed in line with the REUP recommendations.

Company Contact

Kiyoshi Nishimura, Senior Banker, Financial Institutions Team
EBRD, One Exchange Square, London EC2A 2JN
Tel. +44 (0)20 7338 7409
Fax: +44 (0)20 7338 6119
E-mail: nishimuk@ebrd.com

Transition impact

ETI Score:75

PSD last updated

27 Mar 2019

Business opportunities

For business opportunities or procurement, contact the client company.

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Email: procurement@ebrd.com

General enquiries

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Text of the PIP

Environmental and Social Documentation is not available for this project.

Selected procurement notices related to this project may be shown below. Further procurement opportunities related to this and other projects, if available, maybe be viewed in the EBRD Procurement Portal.

The EBRD's Environmental and Social Policy (ESP), Access to Information policy (AIP) and Project Accountability Policy (PAP) enable sound and sustainable development in its projects. The Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM) deals with complaints about environmental, social and disclosure matters related to the Bank’s investments.

No complaints about this project have been made so far.

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