Early Warning System

Regions

Europe and Central Asia

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

Countries

Kyrgyzstan

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

Specific Location

Osh 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

Approved

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

May 29, 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 Kyrgyzstan - OJSC National Electric Grid of Kyrgyzstan

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

Sectors

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)

$ 5.19 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 4.84
Converted using 2024-04-11 exchange rate.

Loan Amount (USD)

$ 5.19 million

Project Cost (USD)

$ 8.14 million

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Dec 27, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Apr 11, 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’s website, the project consists of the provision of a sovereign loan of up to EUR 5.1 million to the Kyrgyz Republic (KR) to finance upgrade of an operating 35 kV "Rechnaya" substation (located in the Osh region) to 110 kV voltage class .

The Project is expected to contribute to the overall grid reliability by reducing loads on nearby transmission infrastructure and to reduction of electricity losses.

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.

Categorised B (2019 ESP) and Low-Medium risk. The environmental and social risks associated with the acquisition and replacement of transformers at the substation are expected to be site-specific, readily identifiable and can be mitigated through good industry practice.

Investment Description

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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

The provision of a sovereign loan of up to € 4.84 million to the Kyrgyz Republic

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.

The loan is made to the Kyrgyz Republic, to be on-lent to OJSC National Electric Grid of Kyrgyzstan.

OJSC National Electric Grid of Kyrgyzstan (NEGK) is the owner and operator of more than 10,000 km of power transmission lines of 110 kV and higher, as well as 190 substations with primary voltages of 500, 220 or 110 kV, in the Kyrgyz Republic. OJSC NEGK is 93 per cent owned by the state and is organised as an open joint stock company. The Company transports around 12 TWh of energy on an annual basis.

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.

COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION

Mukhammad Kuramayev
+996 (312) 67-03-35
www.nesk.kg

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