Actis South Africa Solar (MIGA-14421)

Countries
  • South Africa
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
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Jun 28, 2019
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
Okavango Biology Mauritius Limited
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)
Guarantee
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 17.10 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 @ MIGA website

Updated in EWS Jun 11, 2020

Disclosed by Bank May 11, 2020

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Project Description
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According to bank provided information, on December 19, 2019, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency issued guarantees that will support the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Konkoonsies II and Aggeneys  solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants in the Republic of South Africa. 

The guarantees issued to Okavango Biology Luxembourg S.a.r.l, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Actis Energy 4 LP Fund (AE4) (a private equity fund controlled by Actis of the United Kingdom), and totaling US$17.1 million, will cover 90 percent of the equity and quasi-equity/shareholder loan investments in the Project against the risks of Breach of Contract, Expropriation, Transfer Restriction & Currency Inconvertibility, and War & Civil Disturbance for a period of up to 15 years.

The Project consists of two solar PV energy generating facilities with combined total installed capacity of 132 megawatts (MW) located in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The solar plants will be approximately 60 kilometers apart, within the Khai-Ma Local Municipality of the Namakwa District Municipality. Aggeneys will build its own substation while Konkoonsies II will be connected to the existing Paulputs substation near Pofadder via a 600-meter 132 kilovolt transmission line. The Project was awarded through Round 4 of the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Program ( REIPPP). Once operational, the electricity generated from the plants will be sold to Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, the state-owned public utility in South Africa, under 20-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).

Investment Description
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Financial Intermediary
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Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Actis Energy 4 LP Parent Company -
- - - - Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd Buyer -

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