Early Warning System

Regions

Europe and Central Asia

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

Romania

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Specific Location

Chirnogeni

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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

Approved

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

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

Nov 20, 2024

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

ENGIE Romania SA

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)

$ 94.91 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 90
Converted using 2024-11-20 exchange rate.

Loan Amount (USD)

$ 94.91 million

Project Cost (USD)

$ 126.55 million

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Dec 16, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Dec 13, 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 EBRD, the project consists of a senior corporate loan of up to EUR 90 million to ENGIE Romania SA, a supplier and distributor of natural gas and electricity supplier in Romania, to indirectly refinance the acquisition of 80MW Chirnogeni operational wind project, in accordance with ENGIE Group's Green Financing Framework.

The EBRD financing is provided alongside a larger financing envelope, which together aim to finance ENGIE Romania decarbonisation plan, setting ambitious targets for reducing GHG emissions and investing in renewable energy with the ambition to reach 1GW capacity by 2030 in Romania. The EBRD financing will enable the sponsor to invest in ca. 250MW greenfield renewable capacity by year-end 2028.

The successful refinancing of Chirnogeni acquisition will free up significant capital for the Company to further invest in greenfield wind and solar capacities that have a key role in the energy transition and the development needs of the energy sector in Romania and in line with Engie's decarbonisation ambitions.

Investment Description

Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

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 by the EBRD, ENGIE Romania Group, a member of the French multinational group ENGIE SA, is one of the leading utilities company in Romania, with extensive activities in energy infrastructure, renewable energy, energy supply and energy services to B2B and B2C customers. Starting from 2013, in Romania ENGIE Group engaged in the production of electricity from renewable energy sources. ENGIE Romania Group currently has a renewable capacity of 122 MW in Romania and has ambitions to grow significantly in this sector.

Private Actor 1	Private Actor 1 Role	Private Actor 1 Sector	Relation	Private Actor 2	Private Actor 2 Role	Private Actor 2 Sector
-	-	-	-	Engie SA	Client	Energy

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

Client - ENGIE Romania SA:

Website: https://www.engie.ro
Address: Bd Marasesti nr. 4-6, sect. 4, Bucuresti, Romania, 040254

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can request information by emailing: accessinfo@ebrd.com or by using this electronic form: https://www.ebrd.com/eform/information-request

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD

The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the PCM, it may assess compliance with EBRD's own policies and procedures to prevent harm to the environment or communities or it may assist you in resolving the problem that led to the complaint through a dialogue with those implementing the project. Additionally, the PCM has the authority to recommend a project be suspended in the event that harm is imminent.

You can contact the PCM at: pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form at: http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_form?language=en

You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at: http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html