Early Warning System

Regions

Europe and Central Asia

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

Countries

Kazakhstan

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

Specific Location

Aktobe

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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

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

Nov 29, 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

Aqtobe Su-Energy Group JSC

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

Sectors

Energy
Water and Sanitation

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)

$ 101.14 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 47649.32
Converted using 2023-09-19 exchange rate.

Loan Amount (USD)

$ 101.14 million

Project Cost (USD)

$ 118.87 million

Bank Documents

Corporate Actor Documents

Stakeholder Engagement Plan

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Sep 20, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Sep 19, 2023

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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.

As stated by the EBRD, the project consists of the provision of a sovereign-guaranteed loan of up to KZT 47.7 billion (EUR 95.3 million) for the benefit of the Aqtobe Su-Energy Group JSC to modernise wastewater treatment facilities in the city of Aktobe. The loan will be used to finance the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant with an average capacity of 100,000 m3 per day (500,000 population equivalent), including sludge treatment facility with biogas fuelled heat and electricity generation unit.

Investment Description

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

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

The project cost is divided as follows:

1) WWTP and sludge treatment facilities - KZT 45 875 627. 66
2) Design and State Expertise - KZT 418 003 191
3) Design and Construction Supervision - KZT 879 193 832.34

Of the total project cost:

1) EBRD share - KZT 47 649 317 861.90
2) Aktobe Oblast Akimat share - KZT 8 373 660 085.00

Private Actors Description

A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

As stated by the EBRD, the borrower is a city-owned company providing water supply, sewage and district heating services in the Aqtobe city.

Private Actor 1	Private Actor 1 Role	Private Actor 1 Sector	Relation	Private Actor 2	Private Actor 2 Role	Private Actor 2 Sector
-	-	-	-	Aqtobe Su-Energy Group JSC	Client	Water and Sanitation

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.

Borrower - Aqtobe Su-Energy Group JSC:

Mr Yerlan Bliyev - Director
Email: office@aqtobesuenergy.kz
Phone: +7 (7132) 562772
Website: https://aqtobesuenergy.kz/
Address: Aqtobe Su-Energy Group JSC, 2B Sankibay Batyr Avenue, Aqtobe City, Kazakhstan

For environmental and social enquiries:

Ms Guldana Tolegenova - Ecologist
Email: pto@aqtobesuenergy.kz

Full ESIA documentation is available locally at:

1) Aqtobe Su-Energy Group JSC, 12B Sankibay Batyr Avenue, Aqtobe City, Kazakhstan;
2) EBRD Satellite Office in Aqtobe, 173/1 Sankibay Batyr Avenue, Progress Business Centre, office 301, Aqtobe City, Kazakhstan, +7 (7132) 703841;
3) EBRD Resident Office in Astana, 2 Dostyk Street, SAAD Business Centre, 10th floor, Astana City, Kazakhstan, +7 (7172) 554246;
4) EBRD Resident Office in Almaty, 41 Kazybek Bi Street, Park Palace Business Centre, 3rd entrance, 3rd floor, Almaty City, Kazakhstan, +7 (7273) 320000.

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