Falcon Ma'an for Solar Energy LLC (MIGA-3532)

Countries
  • Jordan
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Feb 27, 2017
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
Enerray Global Solar Opportunities Inc.</br>Desert Technologies Ltd.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 5.50 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.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ MIGA website

Updated in EWS Dec 5, 2017

Disclosed by Bank Jan 12, 2017


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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.
Project description This summary covers applications by Enerray Global Solar Opportunities Inc. of the United States (EGSO) and Desert Technologies Industries Ltd. (DT) of Saudi Arabia requesting coverage for their shareholder loan/quasi-equity investments into the Falcon Ma'an for Solar Energy LLC project in Jordan. The investments have been made through Falcon Ma'an Solar Holding BV, a joint venture company incorporated in the Netherlands and 50 percent owned by EGSO and DT. The investors seek cover for up to US$6 million against the risks of transfer restriction, war and civil disturbance, and breach of contract for a tenor of up to 15 years. The project consists of the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of a 21 megawatt (MWac) solar photovoltaic power plant in the Ma'an Development area, located approximately 200km southwest of Amman, Jordan. The electricity generated will be sold to the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Environmental Categorization The project is a category B under MIGA's Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability. Development Impact The project will generate over 40GWh per annum of clean energy serving approximately 20,000 households, based on an estimated per capita consumption of 2,100 kWh. The project is expected to enhance Jordan's energy security and diversify its energy sources away from polluting thermal generation through the use of a clean, abundant, and domestic resource. Assuming an energy yield of about 1950 kilowatt-hour per kilowatt-peak (kWh/kWp), the project will be offsetting the emission of 26,100 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq) of greenhouse gases per year. The project will also help create direct and indirect employment opportunities in a country with high unemployment.
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