Aksa Enerji Bond (EBRD-48173)

Countries
  • Turkiye
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
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
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 24, 2016
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
Aksa Enerji A.S.
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)
$ 33.00 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.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported TRY 100,000,000.00
Converted using 2016-06-28 exchange rate.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 166.00 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.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported TRY 500,000,000.00
Converted using 2016-06-28 exchange rate.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS May 8, 2017

Disclosed by Bank Jun 28, 2016

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Project Description
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The Bank will invest TRY 100 million (EUR 30.3 million) in Aksa Enerji A.S.'s latest TRY 200 million (EUR 60.5 million) local currency bond issuance. This issue is part of the company's TRY 500 million (EUR 152 million) bond program, as approved by the Capital Markets Board of Turkey.
Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.
AKSA ENERJI URETIM A.S., established in 1997, is the third largest independent power producer in Turkey and the largest listed on Borsa Istanbul. The client is a member of Kazanci Holding, a diversified conglomerate founded in the 1950s, with activities in agriculture, energy and tourism. Kazanci is also a leading player in the Turkish natural gas distribution market. In this respect, Aksa Enerji benefits from strengthening its cooperation with the other companies of the holding. As such, Kazanci Group companies carry out their operations in synergy with each and every link of the energy value chain, from production to distribution.

Contact Information
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Ozlem McCann Ozlem.McCann@aksa.com.tr +902166811053 Selvi Cikmazi No. 10, 34805, Istanbul, Turkey ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the PCM, it may assess compliance with EBRD's own policies and procedures to prevent harm to the environment or communities or it may assist you in resolving the problem that led to the complaint through a dialogue with those implementing the project. Additionally, the PCM has the authority to recommend a project be suspended in the event that harm is imminent. You can contact the PCM at pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form, http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_form?language=en. You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html.

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