Mota Engil Africa (EBRD-56572)

Countries
  • Nigeria
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
Jul 8, 2026
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
Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construçao Africa, SA
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Industry and Trade
  • Transport
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 73.31 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 62.9
Converted using 2026-05-18 exchange rate.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 73.31 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.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Jun 4, 2026

Disclosed by Bank May 18, 2026


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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 senior corporate loan to Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construçao Africa, SA ("Mota-Engil Africa") of up to EUR 162 million, guaranteed by Mota-Engil SGPS, SA ("Mota-Engil"), to support Mota-Engil Africa's activities in Sub-Saharan Africa ("SSA"). The loan proceeds are expected to finance: (i) the acquisition of railway construction equipment in Nigeria; (ii) mining services capital expenditures across three mines in Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal; (iii) refinancing of capital expenditures; and (iv) working capital financing (the "Project").

The Project will be presented under two separate disclosures, comprising two components: EUR 63 million related to railway construction in Nigeria and EUR 99 million related to mining services activities in Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal.

The EBRD proceeds will be used to finance the acquisition of railway construction equipment to support the construction of the 378 km Kano-Maradi railway line in Nigeria, refinancing of relating capital expenditures incurred in 2025, and associated working capital financing.
Investment Description
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Private Actors Description
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MOTA-ENGIL ENGENHARIA E CONSTRUCAOAFRICA SA

Mota-Engil Africa, fully owned by Mota-Engil, is a Pan-African Engineering Procurement and Construction company incorporated in Portugal and primarily engaged in the implementation of projects across various sectors, including infrastructure civil engineering, construction, energy, transport, environment, and contract mining, through its local subsidiaries in Africa.

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Contact Information
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Pedro Oliveira Sá
+351 962 293 959
https://www.mota-engil.com/en/

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 

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