Binh Duong Water Treatment Expansion Project (ADB-54074-001)

Regions
  • East Asia and Pacific
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Vietnam
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Ben Cat Town, Tan Uyen Town and Thu Dau Mot City
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Oct 8, 2020
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
Binh Duong Water Environment Joint Stock Company
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Infrastructure
  • Water and Sanitation
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 8.00 million
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Loan Amount (USD)
$ 8.00 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 46.10 million
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Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Jul 25, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Oct 8, 2020

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Project Description
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According to the bank website, "The Project involves the expansion by 100 million liters per day (MLD) water production capacity in the Tan Hiep Water Treatment Plant, Viet Nam. This capacity will serve domestic consumption and industrial zones in Ben Cat Town, Tan Uyen Town and Thu Dau Mot City. The expansion includes additional water intake pumps and 9 km of raw water transmission pipes from the Dong Nai River and the downstream distribution network. The total project cost will be $[46] million, of which the upstream water intake work and raw water transmission, downstream distribution network connection and project preparation would cost $[30] million and the additional water production capacity and works within the Tan Hiep Water Treatment Plan would be $16 million."

Investment Description
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The Government of Japan will co-finance the project with an amount of US$ 8.00 million, and by other lenders to fill the financing gap.

Private Actors Description
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As stated by the ADB, BIWASE, originally founded in 1975 as a government-owned entity, started equitization in 2016, converted into a joint stock company in September 2016 and was listed on
the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange in July 2017. The company covers all key water demand centers in the province and is positioned as a natural monopoly providing essential services to Binh Duong province.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Binh Duong Water Environment JSC Client Water and Sanitation

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ADB
Hong, Won Myong (Project Officer)

Project contacts not available at the time of disclosure.

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