Infinity Benban Park Solar Energy S.A.E. (MIGA-13961)

Countries
  • Egypt
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
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
Sep 20, 2017
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
ib vogt GmbH
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)
Guarantee
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
Not Disclosed
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.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ MIGA website

Updated in EWS Aug 17, 2021

Disclosed by Bank Aug 10, 2017

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Project Description
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According to bank documents, ib vogt GmbH, is seeking MIGA coverage of the commercial debt tranche on a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant developed by the company TAQA Solar Reserve S.A.E (Taqa 50), hereafter also referred to as the 'Project Enterprise'. Taqa 50 is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) company owned by a consortium constituted of Infinity Solar Energy SAE and ib vogt (the sponsors). The sponsors will be responsible for managing construction and operational aspects of a 50 Mega Watt alternative current (MWAC) solar PV plant located in the Benban solar complex in the Aswan Province of Egypt. ib vogt was selected as the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contractor for the project.

The project forms part of the Egyptian government's feed-in-tariff (FiT) scheme aimed at diversifying and securing Egypt's electricity supply. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is also providing long term senior debt financing to the project.

In addition to Taqa 50, ib vogt is seeking MIGA coverage of the commercial debt tranche on two additional solar plants: MMID 30; and Phoenix Power 1, which is also seeking International Finance Cooperation (IFC) finance. All three projects are within the Benban solar complex and each is covered under a separate ESRS.

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.
Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - ib vogt GmbH Investor -
- - - - ib vogt GmbH Contractor -
- - - - Infinity Solar Energy SAE Investor -

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