ESIF: Vratsa Water Subproject (EBRD-50955)

Countries
  • Bulgaria
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Vratsa
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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
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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."
Voting Date
Oct 22, 2019
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
WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE COMPANY OF THE CITY OF VRATSA
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
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 1.67 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 1.5
Converted using 2019-08-15 exchange rate.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 26.59 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 23.93
Converted using 2019-08-15 exchange rate.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Aug 16, 2019

Disclosed by Bank Aug 15, 2019

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Project Description
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According to the Bank's website, this project provides financing to Vratsa Water Supply and Sanitation Company which will be used for investments targeting rehabilitation of over 54km of water distirbution pipes and 26km of sewarage network, acquisition of new equipment for a sewage pumping station and construction of 15 new water metering shafts, 5 pressure-reducing valves chambers and two storage sites for slude etc.

Investment Description
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Private Actors Description
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Vratsa WSSC is providing centralised WSS services to 10 municipalities, comprising 8 towns and 115 villages, on the basis of a 15-year Public Service Contract ("PSC") with the Regional Water Supply and Sanitation Association. The PSC gives the Company the right to operate the publicly-owned infrastructure, provide WSS services and collect revenues. In return, the Company has committed to invest a total of EUR 3.8 million in the WSS network over a course of 15 years. The total population serviced by the Company is c. 172,000 people.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Water Supply and Sewage Company of the City of Vratsa Client -

Contact Information
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Angel Prestoyski, General Manager

upravitel@vik-vratsa.com

0035992661223

www.vik-vratsa.eu

2 Al. Stambolilyski str., 3000 Vratsa, Bulgaria

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD

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