USHER AGRO LIMITED (FMO-45037)

Regions
  • South Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • India
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
A
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
Dec 15, 2015
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
Usher Agro Limited
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 7.52 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.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported INR 503.25 MLN
Converted using 2015-12-15 exchange rate.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 7.52 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.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported INR 503.25 MLN
Converted using 2015-12-15 exchange rate.
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Original disclosure @ FMO website

Updated in EWS Jul 7, 2018

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Project Description
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According to FMO website, the Usher Agro Limited, one of the largest single location integrated rice mills in the world, will be receiving an USD 7.5 mln subordinated loan from IDF, this loan will be on-lent in the form of (quasi) equity to Usher Eco Power Limited. The project aims to increase the Solvency of Usher Eco Power Limited, as the loan will be on-lent to Usher Eco Power in the form of (quasi-) equity. Further, it will use the waste product of the rice milling in Usher Agro Limited to produce electricity. Furthermore, the ensuing rice husk ash will serve as the basis for production of precipitated Silica, which has mutliple uses, a.o. in the tyre industry. The project fits well within the strategy of Agri (food production at Usher Agro) and Energy (Electricity production in an energy deprived state in India), and is classified as green.

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Communities who believe they will be negatively affected by a project funded by the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) may be able to file a complaint with the Independent Complaints Mechanism, which is the joint independent accountability mechanism of the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) and the German Investment Corporation (KfW) . A complaint can be filed in writing, by email, post, or online. The complaint can be filed in English or any other language of the complainant. The Independent Complaints Mechanism is comprised of a three-member Independent Expert Panel and it can provide either problem-solving, compliance review or both, in either order. Additional information about this accountability mechanism, including a guide and template for filing a complaint, can be found at: https://www.fmo.nl/independent-complaints-mechanism

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