Early Warning System

Countries

Jordan

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

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 30, 2022

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

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

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

Sectors

Construction
Technical Cooperation
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)

$ 14.43 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 15,000,000.00
Converted using 2022-09-26 exchange rate.

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Sep 29, 2022

Disclosed by Bank Sep 26, 2022

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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 provided information, the investment involves the provision of a sovereign loan of up to EUR 15 million to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to finance the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in West Irbid. The loan is envisaged to be co-financed by i) an investment grant of EUR 8 million from the UK's High Impact Partnership for Climate Action (HIPCA) and ii) an investment grant of EUR 3 million from the EBRD's Shareholder Special Fund (SSF).

The new and modern WWTP is part of a system design improvement under the EBRD-funded West Irbid wastewater project, which is expected to reduce the energy and carbon footprint of the project (to be confirmed during due diligence), and reduce operational and maintenance costs. The WWTP will be located in West Irbid in an area (which is subject to environmental and social due diligence by the EBRD), with a lower altitude relative to the sewage networks which allows for wastewater to be conveyed by gravity instead of energy-intensive pumping stations. This will significantly enhance the sustainability of the wastewater system by rationalising the need for pumping stations, in addition to alleviating pressure on the existing WWTP in the area (Wadi Al-Arab) which is nearing capacity. The treated final effluent from the new WWTP will be re-used downstream with the potential for the by-product (wastewater sludge) to be also utilised (subject to its technical and economic feasibility).

Investment Description

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

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.

Sultan Mashaqbah
Sultan_Mashaqbah@mwi.gov.jo
+962 6 5652265
http://mwi.gov.jo/Intro/Pages/default.aspx
K. Hussein St. 34, Amman, Jordan

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