Early Warning System

Regions

Europe and Central Asia

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

Uzbekistan

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Specific Location

Bukhara

Whenever identified, the area within countries where the impacts of the investment may be experienced. Exact locations of projects may not be identified fully or at all in project documents. Please review updated project documents and community-led assessments.

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

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

Jan 3, 2024

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 Uzbekistan

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)

$ 12.00 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.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 316.00 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.

Bank Documents

Corporate Actor Documents

Other Related Projects

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Jan 17, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Oct 23, 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 increase private sector led renewable energy supply in Uzbekistan.

The USRES Project will be supported by an IBRD payment guarantee and comprises one hybrid power plant containing solar PV plant (250 MW) with BESS component of (63 MW/126 MWh). A Special Purpose Vehicle namely "Nur Bukhara Solar PV" Foreign Enterprise LLC, incorporated by the sponsor (i.e. Masdar) in Uzbekistan, will develop the hybrid power plant. The power plant site covers 691-hectares (ha) in Alat District of the Bukhara region. In addition to providing RE generation, the Bukhara Solar IPP will be a first-of-its-kind project to solve the intermittency issues resulting from renewable integration by coupling the 250 MW solar PV plant with 63 MW/126 MWh of BESS.

IFC Transaction Advisory assisted the GoU with the due diligence process, transaction structure and tendering processes. The commercial close for the project was completed in April 2023 with an expected financial close date of January 2024. The private developer Masdar won the bid with a tariff of US¢3.044 per kWh for the Solar PV and USD 16.555 per MW per hourly availability for the BESS component under a 25-year PPA term with a 10-year operating term for the BESS component, under the same PPA.

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.

According to the World Bank, the E&S risk of the project is "Moderate".

Investment Description

Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

World Bank (WB)

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.

As stated by Bloomberg, Masdar Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company provides renewable energy solutions. The Company offers clean energy development, sustainable procurement, and supply chain consultancy services. Masdar Abu Dhabi Future Energy serves customers worldwide.

As stated by Masdar, the Project will be implemented through a long-term, i.e., 25 years power purchase agreement between Nur Bukhara Solar PV LLC Foreign Enterprise and JSC National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan as the off-taker.

Private Actor 1	Private Actor 1 Role	Private Actor 1 Sector	Relation	Private Actor 2	Private Actor 2 Role	Private Actor 2 Sector
-	-	-	-	Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC - Masdar	Contractor	Energy

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

World Bank Team Leaders:

Ferhat Esen - Senior Energy Specialist
Philip Lam - Senior Energy Specialist
Maksudjon Safarov - Senior Energy Specialist

No contacts provided at the time of disclosure.

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

To submit an information request for project information, you will have to create an account to access the Access to Information request form. You can learn more about this process at: https://www.worldbank.org/en/access-to-information/request-submission

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