Koridori Srbije Ltd (Morava Motorway) (MIGA-1664)

Countries
  • Serbia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
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Project Status
Proposed
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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
Sep 4, 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
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (London Branch)
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Communications
  • Infrastructure
  • Transport
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Investment Type(s)
Guarantee
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 1,095.40 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.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 1000
Converted using 2023-08-08 exchange rate.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ MIGA website

Updated in EWS Aug 8, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Aug 4, 2023

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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.

According to the Bank’s website, this summary covers an application by JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. London Branch of the United States, on behalf of itself and Banco Santander S.A. of Spain, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank of France, ING Bank, a branch of ING-DiBa AG of Germany, and other potential Lenders to be identified, for their non-shareholder loans to the Government of Serbia ("GoS") represented by the Ministry of Finance ("MoF"), for the construction, operation and maintenance of an highway, with telecom infrastructure and flood prevention systems along the West Morava river.

The Project consists of a greenfield 112-kilometer ("km") dual-carriageway tolled motorway, within a 900 meter right of way, located approximately 200 km south of Belgrade, in a low-level flood plain running east/west along the West Morava River Valley. The Project also includes (i) above ground structures such as interchanges, bridges, culverts, and over/under passes; (ii) a telecommunication network (digital corridor) supported by power lines and communication cables to connect the telecom stations within the motorway (at rest areas, parking lots, and near traffic loops) and to manage traffic through various traffic control, surveillance, and tolling systems; and (iii) river regulation works intended to protect the Project and its surrounding areas from flooding.

The motorway spans from Pojate on the A1 (the North-South motorway in central Serbia) through Krusevac and up into Preljina, near Cacak. Due to the heterogenous characteristics and requirements along the route, the Morava Highway will be divided in three sections: Pojate-Kruseva (circa 28km), Krusevac-Adrani (c. 53km) and Adrani-Preljina (c. 31km).

Ownership of the Project sits with the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure and Corridors of Serbia, a division of said Ministry that oversees the development and construction phases of the Project.

ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORIZATION

The Project is a Category A under MIGA's Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability (2013).Click herefor the Project's Environmental and Social Review Summary.

DEVELOPMENT IMPACT

The Project will improve road quality by reducing travel time and ensuring higher safety standards, while contributing to improved telecommunication connectivity in the Morava basin. The Project will also strengthen its climate resilience and that its neighboring areas by including climate allowances in its design (e.g., road drainage and river regulation works). In addition to leading to adoption by the Project of the Performance Standards (PS), MIGA will help the GoS secure cost-effective financing at a time when global markets are plagued by high inflation and interest rates.

 

Investment Description
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No contact information provided at the time of disclosure.

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

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