Konexa C&I Project (MIGA-14736)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Nigeria
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Kaduna City, Kaduna State
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Financial Institutions
  • Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Jun 30, 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
Konexa Power Holdings PCC, Nigerian Breweries
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Sectors
  • Energy
  • Hydropower
  • Industry and Trade
  • Infrastructure
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Investment Type(s)
Guarantee
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 16.29 million
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ MIGA website

Updated in EWS Mar 11, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Mar 4, 2024

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Project Description
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As stated by the MIGA, on February 23, 2024 MIGA entered into a contract issuing a guarantee of US$ 16.29 million to Konexa Power Holdings PCC of Mauritius for its equity and quasi-equity investments in Konexa Solar 1 Ltd, a C&I electrification project, in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The guarantee is issued against the risks of expropriation and war and civil disturbance (including temporary business interruption) for a guarantee period of up to 20 years.

Located in Kaduna City, Kaduna State in Nigeria, the Project consists of the ownership, construction, operation and maintenance of distributed energy systems to be installed at two Nigerian Breweries sites, including transformers, switchgear, metering, double inverter and battery energy storage system (BESS), ring main units, and associated equipment and buildings (the C&I Assets) and the refurbishment, upgrade, extension, operation and maintenance of existing 33kV lines, switching stations, and other related interconnection infrastructure (the Interconnection Infrastructure). Under a Trading License the Project will purchase electricity from the Gurara Hydroelectric Power Plant and wheel electricity through the grid to Nigerian Breweries.

The Project is expected to deliver an average of 20.5 GWh annually from new renewable energy resources (the 30 MW Gurara hydroelectric power plant) to Nigerian Breweries displacing the existing fossil fuel based energy systems. Nigerian Breweries is a subsidiary of Heineken and has been a market leader in Nigeria in pursuing renewable energy solutions. The Project will help accelerate the company's transition to renewable energy while increasing electricity reliability.

Investment Description
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Private Actors Description
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As stated on the companies' websites:

Nigerian Breweries Plc, the pioneer and largest brewing Company in Nigeria was incorporated in 1946 as "Nigerian Brewery Limited". Following the coming into effect of the Companies and Allied Matters Act in 1990,the name of the company was changed to "Nigerian Breweries Plc" to reflect its public limited liability status.
The company is one of the largest in Nigeria by market capitalization.

Konexa aspires to own and operate grid and off-grid power assets across Africa.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
Heineken International BV Parent Company Industry and Trade owns Nigerian Breweries PLC Buyer Industry and Trade
Nigerian Breweries PLC Buyer Industry and Trade contracts with Konexa Power Holdings PCC Client Energy

Contact Information
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No project contacts provided at the time of disclosure.

Client - Konexa Power Holdings PCC:

Address: No 9 Durban St Wuse, Abuja, Nigeria
Email: info@konexa.io
Website: https://www.konexa.io/

Buyer - Nigerian Breweries PLC:

Address: Iganmu House, Abebe Village Road, Iganmu, Lagos State Nigeria
Email: Consumercare@nbplc.com / nbcustomerservice@Heineken.com
Website: https://www.nbplc.com/

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