CAPE VERDE WIND POWER EXPANSION (EIB-20230065)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Cape Verde
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Santiago, Sal Island
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Financial Institutions
  • European Investment Bank (EIB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Borrower
A.P. Moller Capital P/S, Africa Finance Corporation
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 28.92 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 27
Converted using 2023-11-08 exchange rate.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 28.92 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 27 million
Converted using 2023-11-08 exchange rate.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 42.85 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 40 million
Converted using 2023-11-08 exchange rate.
Government Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EIB website

Updated in EWS Nov 25, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Nov 8, 2023

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Project Description
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As stated by the EIB, this operation, which follows-up the EIB financed project CAPE VERDE WIND POWER PPP (2008-0226), concerns the expansion (13.5 MW) of the promoter's existing wind farm in Santiago. It also includes the installation of at least two Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Cape Verde, of which approximately 10 MW at the Santiago wind farm and approximately 5MW in the Sal Island.

The construction of 2.6km of transmission line and other grid devices dedicated to the project are associated facilities and will be included in the review. The project is expected to contribute to climate action and environmental sustainability objectives, in particular to climate change mitigation.

Investment Description
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Financial Intermediary
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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.

As stated by Bloomberg:
- A.P. Moeller Capital P/S operates as a fund management company. The Company manages funds focusing on infrastructure project in growth markets. A.P. Moeller Capital serves clients worldwide;
- Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) provides banking solutions. The Company offers project development, technical advisory, principal investing, corporate finance, and financial advisory services. AFC serves power, infrastructure, oil and gas, telecommunications, chemical, manufacturing, cement, agro-processing, maritime, and logistics sectors in Africa;
- Infraco Ltd operates as a venture capital firm. The Company focuses on the infrastructure projects. Infraco serves clients worldwide.

As stated on the companies' websites:
- Cabeólica is a Public Private Partnership established in 2008 between Infraco Limited, a privately managed infrastructure development company financed by funds from some European Union countries (which acted as the project's main developer), the Government of Cape Verde, through the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Energy, and Electra, SARL, a local concessionaire.;
- eleQtra is a leading player in the development, investment, management and operation of private infrastructure in emerging economies.
Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
EleQtra Parent Company Energy owns Cabeolica SA Client Energy
Infraco Africa Ltd Parent Company Infrastructure owns Cabeolica SA Client Energy

Contact Information
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Client - Cabeolica SA:

Address: Edifício BAI Center, Avenida Cidade de Lisboa, 2º Andar esq., C.P. 101/A Praia, Santiago
Phone: +2382602260
Email: cabeolica@cabeolica.com
Website: https://cabeolica.com/en/

Parent Companies -

EleQtra:

Addresses -
USA: Floor 18, 112 W. 34th Street, New York, NY 10120
Ghana: F28/8B 5th Circular Road Extension, Labone, PO Box CT 6449 Cantonments, Accra, Ghana
Email: info@eleqtra.com

InfraCo Africa Limited:

Address: 6 Bevis Marks, Bury Court, London, EC3A 7BA
Phone: +44 (0) 203 597 5400
Email: info@infracoafrica.com
Website: https://infracoafrica.com/

Financial Intermediaries -

A.P. Moller Capital P/S:

Melanie Beck
Phone: +971 55 588 6592
Email: melanie.beck@apmollercapital.com
Address: Lyngby Hovedgade 85, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark, DK-2800
Website: https://apmollercapital.com/en/

Africa Finance Corporation:

Address: 3a Osborne Road, Ikoyi Lagos State, Nigeria
Phone: +234 1279 9600
Email: contact@africafc.org
Website: https://www.africafc.org/

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