Early Warning System

Countries

Tunisia

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

Dec 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

Office National de l'Assainissement

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

Sectors

Water and Sanitation

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 36.77 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 35,000,000.00
Converted using 2024-12-11 exchange rate.

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Feb 6, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Oct 3, 2024

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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 the bank-provided information, the project involves the provision of a sovereign guaranteed loan of up to EUR 35 million to the Office National de l'Assainissement ("ONAS"), the national sanitation utility and an existing Client of the Bank. The proceeds of the EBRD loan will be used by ONAS to finance the construction of a wastewater and treated water transmission network in Greater Tunis to relieve systemic pressure in the wastewater network and link the new El Hessiane WWTP to the network.

El Hessiane WWTP is planned to be built under a 22-year PPP scheme and is expected to be the first full-scale PPP in Tunisia's water & wastewater sector.

The investment will help to relieve systemic pressure on the wastewater network in Greater Tunis and is in line with the Bank's overall commitment to the sustainable development of the water & wastewater sector in Tunisia, including through the Bank's previous engagements with ONAS.

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.

M Bader Essalem Ben Letaief
dop.suiviprojet@onas.nat.tn
+216 97 428 364
http://www.onas.nat.tn/
32, Rue Hedi Nouira, 1001 Tunis

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