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

Kokshetau, Akmola Region

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

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

Mar 6, 2024

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

Renell Kokshetau LLP

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

Sectors

Construction
Education and Health
Infrastructure

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)

$ 118.42 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 110
Converted using 2023-12-11 exchange rate.

Loan Amount (USD)

$ 118.42 million

Project Cost (USD)

$ 502.74 million

Bank Documents

Other Related Projects

AIIB-000762 Kazakhstan: Kokshetau PPP Hospital Project

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Apr 12, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Dec 11, 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 senior debt financing for the design, construction, outfitting and maintenance of a 630-bed multidisciplinary hospital in Kokshetau, Kazakhstan to be undertaken by Renell Kokshetau LLP under a 7-year public private partnership contract signed with the Republic of Kazakhstan on 22 December 2022 (https://www.kokshetauppphospital.com/en/47029/PROJECT).

The Project aims to (i) replace obsolete hospital infrastructure and medical equipment in Kokshetau; (ii) support delivery of seamless healthcare experience and increase the availability and quality of medical services provided; (iii) create new workplaces during both the Project's construction and operation phases; and (iv) have a positive multiplicative effect on the economy through a better healthcare provision.

Early Warning System Project Analysis

For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

As stated by the EBRD, a Non-Technical Summary (NTS) and Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) have been developed covering both construction and operations to manage stakeholder engagement and grievance management in line with the Bank's ESP PRs. These will be disclosed on the website of the Project Company.
The ESAP and an organisational capacity development plan to deliver and manage all ESAP requirements have been agreed with the Sponsor.

Implementation of the ESAP and commitments register will be monitored through regular E&S reports by the Project Company as well as regular external monitoring by lenders' E&S advisor.

Investment Description

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

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

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, Renell Kokshetau LLP is a special purpose company incorporated in Kazakhstan and wholly owned by Ronesans Saglik Yatirim A.S. (the Sponsor) the healthcare division of Ronesans Holding A.S. The Sponsor is a market leader in PPP healthcare projects. It has successfully developed six hospitals with a total of 9.000 bed capacity in Turkiye (Yozgat, Adana, Elazig, Bursa, Istanbul and Gaziantep).

Private Actor 1	Private Actor 1 Role	Private Actor 1 Sector	Relation	Private Actor 2	Private Actor 2 Role	Private Actor 2 Sector
Ronesans Holding AS	Parent Company	Industry and Trade	owns	Ronesans Saglik Yatirim	Client	Education and Health

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.

Client - Renell Kokshetau LLP:

Serkan Altuntop
Email: serkan.altuntop@ronesans.com
Phone: +903124413141
Website: https://www.kokshetauppphospital.com/
Address: Aziziye Mah. Portakal Cicegi Sok. No: 33 Yukari Ayranci, 06540, Cankaya, Ankara, Turkiye

Kymbat Algozhina - Community Liasion Officer
Phone: +7 701 320 4624
Email: infokokshetau@renell.kz

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