Azerbaijan: Banka and Bilasuvar 760 MW Solar PV Power Project (AIIB-000888)

Regions
  • Europe and Central Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Azerbaijan
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Bilasuvar district of the Shirvan-Salyan region; Banka village in the Neftchala District
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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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."
Borrower
Banka Solar SPV LLC; and Bilasuvar Solar SPV LLC (Masdar, SOCAR Green)
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Sectors
  • Energy
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 170.00 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.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 170.00 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)
$ 666.00 million
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Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AIIB website

Updated in EWS Oct 31, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Oct 14, 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 AIIB, the objective of the project is to support Azerbaijan's energy transition through expansion of renewable electricity generation.

The Project involves financing the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of two solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants in Azerbaijan - (i) 315 MWac Banka solar PV power plant (Banka Solar); and (ii) 445 MWac Bilasuvar solar PV power plant (Bilasuvar Solar).

Investment Description
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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 borrowers are two Special Purpose Vehicles established by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar and SOCAR Green Limited Liability Company.

As stated by Bloomberg, Masdar Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co provides renewable energy solutions. The Company offers clean energy development, sustainable procurement, and supply chain consultancy services. Masdar Abu Dhabi Future Energy serves customers worldwide.

As stated on SOCAR's website, during the convened session of the SOCAR Supervisory Board, attendees reached an agreement to institute SOCAR Green LLC. In alignment with the directives outlined in the Presidential Decree of December 25, 2023, designating 2024 as the ‘Green World Solidarity Year’ in the Republic of Azerbaijan, the principal objective of this newly established entity includes efficient implementation of SOCAR's strategic initiatives in the realm of renewable energy. This encompasses facilitating international collaboration to expand partnership opportunities , and providing support for the processes involved in decarbonizing oil and gas operations.

SOCAR is the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
SOCAR Client Energy contracts with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC - Masdar Client Energy

Contact Information
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AIIB Team Leaders:

Toshifumi Kazaoka - Senior Investment Officer
Email: toshifumi.kazaoka@aiib.org

Nurzhan Serik - Investment Officer
Email: nurzhan.serik@aiib.org

Clients -

SOCAR Green LLC:

Ilkin Osmanov - Director, Project Management, Engineering, and Construction Department
Email: ilkin.osmanov@socar-green.az

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC - Masdar:

Amr Usama - Senior Manager, Development & Investment
Email: amohamed@masdar.ae

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can submit an information request for project information at: https://www.aiib.org/en/contact/information-request/index.html

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF AIIB

The AIIB has established the Accountability Mechanism for Project-Affected People (PPM). The PPM provides Òan opportunity for an independent and impartial review of submissions from Project-affected people who believe they have been or are likely to be adversely affected by AIIBÕs failure to implement the ESP in situations when their concerns cannot be addressed satisfactorily through Project level GRMs or AIIB Management processes.Ó Two or more project-affected people can file a complaint. Under the current AIIB policy, when the bank co-finances a project with another development bank, it may apply the other bank's standards. You can refer to the Project Summary Information document to find out which standards apply. You can learn more about the PPM and how to file a complaint at: https://www.aiib.org/en/about-aiib/who-we-are/project-affected-peoples-mechanism/how-we-assist-you/index.html

The complaint submission form can be accessed in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bengali, Chinese, English, Tagalog, Hindi, Nepali, Russian, Turkish, or Urdu. The submission form can be found at: https://www.aiib.org/en/about-aiib/who-we-are/project-affected-peoples-mechanism/submission/index.html

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