ESIF/EBRD Water Sector Financing FW (EBRD-49252)

Countries
  • Bulgaria
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
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
U
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
Jul 18, 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
The Fund Manager of Financial Instruments in Bulgaria (FMFIB)
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Climate and Environment
  • Finance
  • Law and Government
  • Technical Cooperation
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Guarantee, Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 133.26 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 EUR 115 million
Converted using 2018-07-19 exchange rate.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 267.26 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 EUR 230,61 million
Converted using 2018-07-19 exchange rate.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Jan 31, 2019

Disclosed by Bank Jun 20, 2018

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Project Description
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The Fund Manager of Financial Instruments in Bulgaria (FMFIB) and the EBRD are considering to structure and implement a framework for financing Regional Water Operators (RWOs) in Bulgaria, which will combine financial resources from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) with the EBRD's own capital resources as well as funds mobilised from other commercial sources (the framework).

The objective of the framework is to address the existing funding gap in the water and wastewater sector in Bulgaria and thus support the country in achieving compliance with the EU's urban wastewater and drinking water directives. The investments are expected result in improved service quality and provide access to sewage and wastewater treatment service to an increased number of Bulgarian households.

The individual sub-projects will benefit from the following technical cooperation:

  • Financial and operational improvement programme which will be extended to all RWOs eligible to receive financing under the framework.
  • EU state aid expertise to ensure that the EU state aid rules are complied with during the implementation of the framework.
  • Lenders' monitor for the benefit of the Bank will monitor the programme's implementation.

In addition, the framework will benefit from an update of the ex-ante assessment for the use of financial instruments in the water and wastewater sector in Bulgaria.

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

The counterpart of the EBRD in such framework is FMFIB, a Bulgarian state-owned entity, which is responsible for channeling the ESI Funds from the Managing Authority to the EBRD. Up to EUR 115 million of EBRD finance with an indicative split between loans and guarantee of EUR 92 million and EUR 23 million, respectively.

The total estimated cost of the investment projects to be financed under the framework is up to EUR 1.2 billion. The majority of the financing will be provided in the form of direct investment grants to the RWOS provided by the Managing Authority of Operational Programme Environment 2014-2020. The EBRD will co-finance the project costs through the framework.

Private Actors Description
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FMFIB, a Bulgarian state-owned entity, which is responsible for channelling the ESI Funds from the Managing Authority to the EBRD.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - The Fund Manager of Financial Instruments in Bulgaria Client -

Contact Information
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Company Contact Information

Fund Manager for Financial Instruments in Bulgaria

Email: office@fmfib.bg

Phone number: +35928014050/ +35928014050

Website: www.fmfib.bg

Address: 30-32 Totleben Boulevard, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria

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