Celsia Revolving WC (IFC-44027)

Regions
  • Latin America and Caribbean
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Colombia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Guajira, Valle del Cauca, Tolima, Atlántico and Santander departments of Colombia
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Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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
A
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 8, 2022
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
CELSIA COLOMBIA S A E S P
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Climate and Environment
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
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)
$ 140.00 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.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Nov 9, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Apr 1, 2022

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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.

 Celsia Colombia S.A E.S.P. (“Celsia” or “the Company” - https://www.celsia.com/es/), is a vertically integrated utility and one of the largest private-sector energy companies in Colombia with hydro, solar and thermal generation as well as transmission, distribution, and energy commercialization.  The proposed investment entails an up to US$140 million equivalent COP-linked, 5-year unsecured corporate revolving facility to IFC’s existing client, Celsia Colombia S.A E.S. P (formerly EPSA, “Celsia Colombia” or “the Company”). The proposed revolving facility could be used for: i) construction of renewable energy projects and/or acquisition of renewable energy assets; and (ii) financing of regulatory and maintenance capital expenditure on the transmission, distribution, and commercialization segments (the “project”). Under this revolving facility, any proposed investment opportunity will be presented to IFC together with the technical and environmental and social (E&S) due diligence conducted by experienced consultants. Accordingly, IFC will decide if:  i) approve disbursement of the requested amount; ii) approve disbursement with the implementation of required actions determined by IFC; or iii) cannot provide funding for the proposed project under this facility; compliance with IFC Performance Standards being a key criterion in making this decision.  As part of the candidate’s pipeline for this revolving facility, Celsia has several solar projects and two wind power projects under consideration. Celsia’s Solar projects are mostly located in 4 departments, in the North and South West of Colombia including Valle del Cauca, Tolima, Atlántico and Santander departments. The wind power projects in development, Camelia (270 MW) and Acacia 2 (91,2 MW) and its associated transmission lines, are in the department of La Guajira covering the municipalities of Maicao, Albania and Uribia.In February 2018, IFC financed Empresa de Energia del Pacifico S.A. ESP (EPSA)’s construction and commissioning of the first utility-scale, grid-connected solar power plants in Colombia with a combined installed capacity of 178,8 MWp at peak Publicly disclosed ESRS for this past investment is available at: https://disclosures.ifc.org/project-detail/ESRS/39800/dcm-epsa-green-bond. 

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.
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 IFC, Celsia Colombia S.A E.S.P. (https://www.celsia.com/es/), is a vertically integrated utility and one of the largest private-sector energy companies in Colombia with hydro, solar and thermal generation as well as transmission, distribution, and energy commercialization.

Celsia S.A. is the Company’s largest shareholder (65.11%). Celsia is a power generation company with operations in Colombia, Panama, Honduras and Costa Rica and combined generation capacity of 1,820 MW through hydroelectric, thermal, solar and wind plants. It is the 4th largest generation company in Colombia and the 2nd in Panama.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
Grupo Argos S/A Parent Company Industry and Trade owns Celsia Colombia S.A. Client Energy

Contact Information
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can submit a request for information disclosure at: https://disclosures.ifc.org/#/inquiries

If you believe that your request for information from IFC has been unreasonably denied, or that this Policy has been interpreted incorrectly, you can submit a complaint at the link above to IFC's Access to Information Policy Advisor, who reports directly to IFC's Executive Vice President.

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF IFC/MIGA

The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by an IFC or MIGA- financed project. If you submit a complaint to the CAO, they may assist you in resolving a dispute with the company and/or investigate to assess whether the IFC is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. If you want to submit a complaint electronically, you can email the CAO at CAO@worldbankgroup.org You can learn more about the CAO and how to file a complaint at http://www.cao-ombudsman.org

FOR INQUIRIES ABOUT THE PROJECT
Celsia Colombia
Carlos Mario Isaza
Corporate Finance Leader
+ 574 32600 Ext. 14647
cisaza@celsia.com
Cra 43A # 1A Sur – 143 Piso 5 Edificio Santillana Torre Sur, Medellín, Colombia
Websitehttps://www.celsia.com/es/inversionistas/celsiacolombia/

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