Bangladesh Bhola IPP (AIIB-00057)

Countries
  • Bangladesh
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Bhola, Barisal district
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Feb 9, 2018
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Nutan Bidyut (Bangladesh) Limited
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 60.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 271.00 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AIIB website

Updated in EWS May 11, 2023

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Project Description
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is considering up to USD60 million of debt financing for the construction of a greenfield 220 MW (net capacity) dual-fuel (gas as primary fuel and high-speed
diesel as back-up fuel) combined cycle power plant to be located in Bhola, an island in the Barisal district of Bangladesh. The proposed project will be implemented on a build-own-operate basis.

The stated objective of the project is to increase power generation capacity in Bangladesh and help the country meet its power demand as it faces acute power shortages.

Investment Description
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Contact Information
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Sponsor:
Contact Person: Mitesh Soni
General Manager
Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure Capital Company Private Limited
41/44, Minoo Desai Marg, Colaba, Mumbai - 400005, Maharashtra, India
Tel: +91-22-67490186
Fax: +91-22-67490017
Email: mitesh.soni@shapoorji.com

Borrower:
Contact Person: Jagannath Sinhamahapatra
Director
Nutan Bidyut (Bangladesh) Limited
B & B Empire, 7th Floor, Plot no.116, Block E, Banani, Dhaka - 1213, Bangladesh
Tel: +88-02-9890055
Email: j.sinhamahapatra@nutanbidyut.com

AIIB:
Contact Person: Prakash Bajoria
Project Team Leader/Private Sector Investment Operations Specialist
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
B-9 Financial St., Xicheng District, Beijing, China 100033
Tel: +86-10-83580145
Fax: +86-10-83580909
Email: prakash.bajoria@aiib.org

Local access for project documentation:
The full text of the ESIA and the ESMP report is available in hard copy at the project company office located in Dhaka, Bangladesh as per the address indicated above.

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF AIIB

The AIIB has established the Accountability Mechanism for Project-Affected People (PPM).  The PPM provides “an opportunity for an independent and impartial review of submissions from Project-affected people who believe they have been or are likely to be adversely affected by AIIB’s failure to implement the ESP in situations when their concerns cannot be addressed satisfactorily through Project level GRMs or AIIB Management processes.” Two or more project-affected people can file a complaint.  Under the current AIIB policy, when the bank co-finances a project with another development bank, it may apply the other bank's standards. You can refer to the Project Summary Information document to find out which standards apply.  You can learn more about the PPM and how to file a complaint at: https://www.aiib.org/en/about-aiib/who-we-are/project-affected-peoples-mechanism/how-we-assist-you/index.html.

The complaint submission form can be accessed in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bengali, Chinese, English, Tagalog, Hindi, Nepali, Russian, Turkish, or Urdu. The submission form can be found at: https://www.aiib.org/en/about-aiib/who-we-are/project-affected-peoples-mechanism/submission/index.html.




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