Palau : Disaster Resilient Clean Energy Financing - Additional Financing (ADB-54011-002)

Regions
  • East Asia and Pacific
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Palau
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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
U
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, 2023
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 Palau
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
  • Finance
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 5.00 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.
Grant Amount (USD)
$ 5.00 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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 5.00 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.
Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Jul 4, 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.

As stated by the ADB, the additional financing for the DRCEF Facility is to further accelerate clean energy investments by NDBP through establishing a new product under DRCEF. The new product will be a revolving facility on-lent by the NDBP with a subsidized interest rate on terms and conditions set forth in grant and project agreements between ADB and MOF/NDBP. The pricing and tenor of the proposed on-lending by the NDBP will include its administration charge and risk premium based on appraisal of loan applications to be further designed and reviewed at due diligence stage. The scope of the new product will be further determined at due diligence stage but will support an additional DRCEF Output 4: a new product for incentivizing adoption of advanced low-carbon technologies in clean energy projects made available and operationalized.

The eligible projects may include: (i) rooftop solar PV, battery energy storage system, and energy management system for residential housing and/or commercial buildings; (ii) floating solar PV, battery energy storage system, and energy management system; and (iii) electric transportation (electric ferries, electric buses).

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.

The ADB categorized the project E&S risks as 'FI'.

Investment Description
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Financial Intermediary
A financial intermediary is a bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank. A financial intermediary then lends these funds to their clients (private actors) in the form of loans, bonds, guarantees and equity shares. Financial intermediaries include insurance, pension and equity funds. The direct financial relationship is between the development bank and the financial intermediary.
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 on the company's website, the National Development Bank of Palau (NDBP or the Bank) is a small development finance organization operating in the Republic of Palau, where underlying economic strength presently relies heavily on foreign aid. Such aid monies primarily flow from the United States under a Compact of Free Association, with significant contributions also from Japan and Taiwan.

The Bank itself is 100% government owned. Its corporate objective is to actively promote environmentally friendly economic development in all sectors of the nation through the provision of low cost capital to deserving enterprises, conduct business in a profitable and sustainable manner, and constantly strive to exceed customer expectations. Palau National Code Annotated 26 PNCA § 102 established the National Development Bank of Palau.


Contact Information
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ADB Team Leaders:

Mukhtor Khamudkhanov - Director, Emerging Areas Team, Energy Sector Office, Sectors Group
Phone: +632 8632 4444
Email: mkhamudkhanov@adb.org

Rafayil Abbasov - Senior Energy Specialist
Phone: +632 8632 4444
Email: rabbasov@adb.org

Executing Agency - Ministry of Finance:

Hon. Kaleb Udui, Jr. - Minister of Finance
Phone: +680 767 1268
Email: kalebu@palaugov.org
Address: Office of the Minister, Koror, PW 96940, Palau

Implementing Agency - National Development Bank of Palau:

No project contacts provided at the time of disclosure.

Address: P.O. Box 816, Koror, Palau 96940
Phone: +680 587-2578
Fax: +680 587-2579
Website: https://www.ndbp.com/

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can submit an information request for project information at: https://www.adb.org/forms/request-information-form

ADB has a two-stage appeals process for requesters who believe that ADB has denied their request for information in violation of its Access to Information Policy. You can learn more about filing an appeal at: https://www.adb.org/site/disclosure/appeals

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF ADB

The Accountability Mechanism is an independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by an Asian Development Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Accountability Mechanism, they may investigate to assess whether the Asian Development Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can learn more about the Accountability Mechanism and how to file a complaint at: http://www.adb.org/site/accountability-mechanism/main.

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