BEH Bond 2018 (EBRD-50221)

Countries
  • Bulgaria
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
Approved
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
Jun 20, 2018
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
BULGARIAN ENERGY HOLDING EAD
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)
$ 115.78 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 EUR 100
Converted using 2018-06-20 exchange rate.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 115.78 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 EUR 100 million
Converted using 2018-06-20 exchange rate.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 636.77 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 EUR 550
Converted using 2018-06-20 exchange rate.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Sep 11, 2018

Disclosed by Bank Aug 3, 2018

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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 EBRD website, the funds will be used to refinance the EUR 500m BEH bond issued by the Company in 2013, which matures in November 2018. The bond will thus support improving the financing structure for BEH, which is the central actor in the Bulgarian energy sector. BEH's long-term stability is fundamental to ensuring the continued progress of Bulgarian energy market reforms.

It will further support the implementation of key power sector reforms and will reinforce BEH's balance sheet going forward. This transaction will also contribute significantly to the Bulgarian capital market development.

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.

Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD, a holding company, 100% owned by the Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria, which consolidates some of the largest energy companies in the country in the areas of electricity generation, transmission and trading, gas supply and coal mining, among others. BEH is also the public supplier of both electricity and gas in Bulgaria.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD Client -

Contact Information
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Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD
Email Address: hq@bgenh.com
Telephone No.: + 359 (0) 2 926 38 00; + 359 (0) 2 925 04 01
Website: https://www.bgenh.com/index.php/en/
Office Address: 16, Veslets Street, Sofia 1000, Republic of Bulgaria

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