SABESP UCL II (IFC-47451)

Countries
  • Brazil
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
State of São Paulo
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Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
May 31, 2023
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
COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BASICO DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULO.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Water and Sanitation
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 200.00 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 200.00 million
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS May 4, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Apr 28, 2023

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Project Description
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Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo (“SABESP” or the “Company”) is the largest water and sanitation service provider in Brazil and among the largest worldwide. The company, founded in 1973, is controlled by the State of São Paulo and provides services to 28.0 million people in 375 municipalities in that State. The proposed transaction consists of an unsecured, 10-year A Loan (up to 8-year average life) for up to BRL1.0 billion to SABESP to finance a selected number of subprojects with limited environmental and social (E&S) risks and impacts in water and sanitation infrastructure related to the Pinheiros River Clean Up Program capital expenditures during the 2021-2025 period. The Program entails collecting sewage waters and sending them to a centralized wastewater treatment plant before discharge to preserve water quality in one of the most important urban rivers in São Paulo City.  Eight subprojects have been identified for the use of IFC proceeds under this new investment and each one has a defined area of scope, which encompasses a whole or partial basin of a tributary of Pinheiros River. They are: (i) Pirajussara Stream (PI-03 basin), ME 01 area; (ii) Pirajussara Stream (PI-03 basin), ME 02 area; (iii) Cachoeira Stream (PI-09 basin), MS 01 area; (iv) Cordeiro Stream (PI-24 basin), MS 06 area; (v) Moenda Velha Stream (PI-09 basin); (vi) Jaguaré Stream (PI-01 basin); (vii) Cidade Jardim and Morumbi (PI-05 and PI-07 basins); (viii) Águas Espraiadas Stream (PI-22 basin). The selected subprojects were subject to Performance-Based Contracts (PBC), tied to two performance goals: (i) number of connections (households) to the sewage system; and (ii) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) measured at the tributary river mouth inferior to 30 mg/L. The contracts are divided into three phases: (i) implementation phase, consisting of the civil works involved building the infrastructure (18-24 months); (ii) the verification phase, starting upon completion of the construction, which aims at determine on monthly basis the achievement of the water quality goals (12 months); and (iii) contractor payment phase (24 months).  All subprojects are at the verification phase, meaning construction was completed between November 2021 and June 2022. The IFC proceeds will be used to finance the contractor payment phase. IFC financed a similar project with SABESP in 2022 (see https://disclosures.ifc.org/project-detail/ESRS/46253/SABESP-ucl). 

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