AES Warehousing Facility for Renewable Projects (IDBI-14542-01)

Regions
  • Latin America and Caribbean
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Dominican Republic
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Banì, Guayubín, Santo Domingo, Hatillo Palma, Peravia
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Financial Institutions
  • IDB Invest (IDBI)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Sep 5, 2023
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
AES Dominicana Renewable Energy S.A.
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Sectors
  • Energy
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 132.00 million
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Loan Amount (USD)
$ 132.00 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 773.40 million
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Bank Documents
Corporate Actor Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IDBI website

Updated in EWS Jan 23, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Jul 5, 2023

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Project Description
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As stated by the IDB Invest, AES Dominicana Renewable Energy S.A., a special purpose company organized under the laws of the Dominican Republic, and its shareholder AES España B.V., are seeking financing for the implementation of a platform to finance the design, construction, operation and maintenance or non-conventional renewable energy projects in the Dominican Republic. Initially, the Facility will include (a) three operating assets: Bayasol Solar Power Project (50 MW AC), Agua Clara Wind Power Project (50 MW AC) and Santanasol Solar Power Project (50 MWAC) and (b) three greenfield projects: Mirasol Solar Power Project (100 MW AC), Peravia I and Peravia II Solar Power Projects (75 MW AC each). All the assets are in the surroundings of Santo Domingo except for the Agua Clara Wind Power Project, which is situated in the northwest of the country, near Hatillo Palma in the province of Monte Cristi.

Investment Description
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Private Actors Description
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As stated by Bloomberg, the AES Corporation is an electric power distribution company. The Company acquires, develops, owns, and operates renewable energy power plants. AES serves customers globally.
In 1996, AES made first investment in the Dominican Republic with the purchase of Dominican Power Partners from NGC Corp. DPP is the owner of Los Mina V and Los Mina VI, two 118 MW open cycle gas turbines.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
AES Corporation Parent Company Energy owns AES Dominicana Renewable Energy SA Client Energy

Contact Information
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IDB Invest Team Leader:

Marco Monje
Email: requestinformation@idbinvest.org
Phone: +1(202)-566-4566
Address: 1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005

Client - AES Dominicana Renewable Energy S.A.:

Rita Tirado - Gerente Ambiente, Seguridad & SO
Email: rita.tirado@aes.com
Website: https://www.aesdominicana.com/en
Addresses -
Santo Domingo: Roble Corporare Center, Piso 5, Calle Rafael Augusto Sanchez, No.86,Santo Domingo, R.D.
Peravia: Planta Solar Fotovoltaica AES Bayasol, Carretera Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, Municipio de Matanzas, provincia Peravia, S. D.
Phone: +1 809-955-2223

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can submit a request for information disclosure at: https://www.iadb.org/en/access-information/information-request

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF IDB / IDB INVEST

The Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (MICI) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) or Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest)-funded project. If you submit a complaint to MICI, they may assist you in addressing the problems you raised through a dispute-resolution process with those implementing the project and/or through an investigation to assess whether the IDB or IDB Invest is following its own policies for preventing or mitigating harm to people or the environment. You can submit a complaint by sending an email to MICI@iadb.org. You can learn more about the MICI and how to file a complaint at http://www.iadb.org/en/mici/mici,1752.html (in English) or http://www.iadb.org/es/mici/mici,1752.html (Spanish).

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