ZAGREB WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT BOT

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Project ID 4099

Status Complete

Location

Croatia

Business Sector

Municipal Infrastructure

Notice Type

Private

Project timeline

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

Project ID 4099

Status Complete

Location

Croatia

Business Sector

Municipal Infrastructure

Notice Type

Private

Environmental Category

Approval Date

18 Sep 2001

Disclosure date

16 Aug 2001

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

Proposed design, construction, operation and maintenance of the first waste-water treatment plant for the city of Zagreb on a Build Operate Transfer (BOT) basis for 28 years. The project would also include the construction (but not the design or operation) of supporting infrastructure, including an access road, collecting pipeline, cover for a drainage canal, and a bridge across the river Sava (with pipeline).

Objective: To permit the city of Zagreb to treat municipal waste water to comply, in stages, with EU standards.

Transition Impact

The project introduces the private sector to the provision and financing of municipal waste-water services through a process of full international competitive bidding.

The Client

The borrower is Zagrebacke Otpadne Vode d.o.o., a special-purpose, limited liability company incorporated in Croatia and owned by a sponsor consortium consisting of RWE AQUA GmbH (owned indirectly by RWE AG) and SHW Hölter Wassertechnik GmbH (fully-owned subsidiary of Berlinwasser Holding Aktiengesellschaft).

EBRD Finance

The EBRD would provide senior debt of €55.2 million (with co-financing from another bank).

Project Cost

€270 million.

Environmental Impact

This project was screened A/0 under EBRD’s 2003 Environmental Policy, requiring an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the proposed investment project. An EIA study was carried out by an independent local consultant.

The findings of the EIA indicate that some environmental impacts will be caused by civil engineering works, such as higher noise levels, dust caused by soil excavation and management and disposal of excavated soil and waste. These impacts will be temporary and will be managed by applying international good working practices.

Once the waste-water treatment plant is completed, its operation will cause limited local impacts such as aerosol emissions, odour and noise, and will require adequate provisions to prevent chemical spills and to ensure adequate sludge management. Relevant mitigation measures are proposed and will be implemented during construction, start-up and subsequent operation and maintenance of this facility.

There is an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment available for this project.

Monitoring

A monitoring visit has been carried out by the EBRD and external consultants in May 2011 to assess environmental, health and safety performance and compliance of the project and Company’s operations and facilities. The visit confirmed that the site is well managed, there is a good awareness of environmental, health and safety issues, and the overall the facility is managed in line with EBRD’s policy requirements. Finding a permanent, sustainable solution to the sludge storage issue is a significant challenge that must be addressed, and the Company is working together with the City to find a solution.

Following the visit a number of recommendations have been made for further improvement in the areas of sludge management and the need to implement a long-term sludge disposal strategy, improvements to occupational health and safety procedures, stakeholder engagement practices, and environmental and social reporting. These findings and recommendations have been discussed with the Client for their follow up.

There is an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment available for this project.

Technical Cooperation

None.

Company Contact

Predrag Samardija
E-mail: predrag.samardzija@zov-zagreb.hr

Transition impact

ETI Score:130

PSD last updated

01 Feb 2019

Business opportunities

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Public Information Policy (PIP)

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Project ID 4099

Status Complete

Location

Croatia

Business Sector

Municipal Infrastructure

Environmental Category

Disclosure date

18 Dec 2000

There is a project summary document available for this project.

ESIA Summary

Executive summary (29KB - PDF)

Full ESIA availability

Full ESIA documentation is available locally at:
EBRD Headquarters in London, environmentandsocial@ebrd.com

This document was prepared at an early stage of project development, before consideration by the EBRD Board of Directors. Details of a project may change following disclosure.

Environmental and Social Impact Assessments and ESIA summaries are produced by project sponsors, and the EBRD makes them available without any comment or implied endorsement. Any views expressed or statements made in the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment or the ESIA Summary do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the EBRD.

Last updated 25 June 2014

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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