Education Energy Efficiency Project (EBRD-54660)

Regions
  • Europe and Central Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Montenegro
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
B
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
Sep 11, 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
Government of Montenegro
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Education and Health
  • Energy
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)
$ 21.36 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 20
Converted using 2024-06-26 exchange rate.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 21.36 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 20
Converted using 2024-06-26 exchange rate.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 25.74 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 24.1
Converted using 2024-06-26 exchange rate.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Jul 2, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Jun 26, 2024

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Project Description
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According to the EBRD, the project consists of the provision of a sovereign loan in the amount of up to EUR20 million to the Government of Montenegro, to finance implementation of energy efficiency measures in 24 public educational buildings located in 10 cities across Montenegro. The buildings include 18 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools, 2 kindergartens and one high education school.

Improvement of the energy performance of the selected public educational buildings and enhancement of thermal comfort, better health and well-being for over 19,000 users via improvement of heating, cooling and ventilation systems and thermal insulation of the buildings envelope. Contribution to the reduction of GHG emissions and energy consumption, yielding electricity and heating savings.

The Client and the beneficiary of the loan is the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation of Montenegro, which has overall responsibility for the education policy, strategic decisions, maintenance and capital investments in educational buildings. The Ministry carries out administration tasks in the field of education which includes: (i) preschool, primary and inclusive education; (ii) general secondary, vocational and lifelong education; (iii) education and training of members of minority nations and other minority national communities; and (iv) higher education.

Investment Description
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Contact Information
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Borrower - Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation:

Spasoje Ostojic
Email: kabinet@mpni.gov.me
Phone: +382 20 410 100
Fax: +382 67 020 011
Website: https://www.gov.me/mps
Address: Vaka Djurovica bb, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD

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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

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