Early Warning System

Regions

Europe and Central Asia

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

Serbia

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Specific Location

Belgrade

Whenever identified, the area within countries where the impacts of the investment may be experienced. Exact locations of projects may not be identified fully or at all in project documents. Please review updated project documents and community-led assessments.

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

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 14, 2021

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

CITY OF BELGRADE

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Construction

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.

Loan Amount (USD)

$ 5.63 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.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 17.47 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 15.52
Converted using 2021-12-14 exchange rate.

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Jan 10, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Dec 7, 2021

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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.

According to bank's website, this project involves the provision of a senior loan of up to EUR5 million to the City of Belgrade for the implementation of energy efficiency and associated structural measures in 4 public buildings: Emergency Medical Institute, City Library, Student Healthcare Centre and Student Hospital. Most of the buildings were constructed in the 1920s and have not undergone any major refurbishment since then. The project is expected to bring significant energy efficiency improvements and will lead to the reduction of CO2 emissions. The Project will be co-financed by investment and technical assistance grants of up to EUR11 million provided by the European Union from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance with the Republic of Serbia.

The Project is intended to to support the substantial energy efficiency renovation of four public buildings located in Belgrade, Serbia. The works include the addition of thermal insulation, the repair of building envelopes, the upgrade of heating, ventilation and cooling systems, and the replacement of lighting systems. Energy efficiency improvements will result in energy cost savings, the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions and improved energy efficiency.

The Project forms part of the Bank's engagement with Belgrade under the EBRD Green Cities, as such it is considered as a follow-on investment under Green Cities Framework 2 Window II (the "GrCF2 W2") from Belgrade's Green City Action Plan (the "GCAP"), which was approved in June 2021.

Investment Description

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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

The City of Belgrade
gradonacelnik@beograd.gov.rs
+381 11 3229-678
https://www.beograd.rs/en/
Dragoslava Jovanovica 2, Belgrade, Serbia

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can request information by emailing: accessinfo@ebrd.com or by using this electronic form: https://www.ebrd.com/eform/information-request

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 at: 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