Heat Supply Improvement Project Additional Financing (WB-P180748)

Countries
  • Kyrgyzstan
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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
U
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
Jul 6, 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
Government of Kyrgyzstan
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 6.90 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.
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Oct 9, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Feb 25, 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.

As stated by the World Bank, the Project Development Objective is to improve the efficiency and quality of heating in selected Project areas.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

The parent project (P157079) is categorized as "environmental category" B by the Word Bank.

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.

From the company's website (translated with DeepL):

JSC Electric Stations is the backbone of the Kyrgyz electric power industry. Our company is the main producer of electric and heat energy in Kyrgyzstan, supplying domestic and foreign consumers.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Electric Power Plants OJSC Contractor Energy

Contact Information
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World Bank Team Leaders:

Yun Wu - Senior Energy Specialist
Yae Jun Kim

No contacts available at the time of disclosure.

Implementing Agencies -

Community Development and Investment Agency (ARIS):

Address: Bokonbaev str. 102, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Phone: + 996 (312) 30–18–05 / + 996 (312) 62–07–52
Email: office@aris.kg
Website: www.aris.kg

Electric Power Plants OJSC:

Address: 720022, g. Bishkek, Ave. Shabdan Batyra 108
Phone: +996312670270
Email: electric.stations@gmail.com / es@es.energo.kg
Website: www.energo-es.kg

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE WORLD BANK

The World Bank Inspection Panel is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by a World Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Inspection Panel, they may investigate to assess whether the World Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can contact the Inspection Panel or submit a complaint by emailing ipanel@worldbank.org. Information on how to file a complaint and a complaint request form are available at: https://www.inspectionpanel.org/how-to-file-complaint

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