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ENR - Locomotive Renewal Programme A sovereign loan of up to EUR 290 million (or USD equivalent) to the Arab  Republic of Egypt, to be on-lent to Egyptian National Railways ("ENR").  The loan will be used to finance the purchase of up to100 new diesel  locomotives under a Supply and Maintain contract outsourced to the private  sector via competitive tendering.  The project will support wider sector reform and the purchase of the new diesel  locomotives will provide significant benefits to the service offer, in terms of  fleet availability, operational efficiencies and reliability.  The operation will support ENR in its freight sector reform and  commercialisation and will include the separation of freight operations and the  introduction of track-access charges, which will provide a framework for future  private sector involvement in the railway market.
Green Cities 2 W2 E2 - Bursa Water Project A senior unsecured loan of up to EUR 70.0 million to Bursa Water and Sewage  Administration ("BUSKI" or the "Company") to finance the construction of a  c.67-km long water transmission line, a drinking water treatment plant (DWTP)  with a capacity of 300,000 m3/day and ancillary structures (the "Project"). The  loan will be co-financed by a concessional loan of up to EUR 5.0 million from  The Clean Technology Fund ("CTF").  The Project will provide healthy and safe drinking water for the growing  population and industrial needs in the City of Bursa and contribute to a more  sustainable and energy efficient water resource mix by substituting the  extensive use of underground well water sources with surface water, which is  expected to reduce energy consumption.
Alter Modus Senior Debt This project was approved in the context of the Bank's response to the COVID-19  pandemic.  To avoid delays to the delivery of this project, the Bank's  President granted a deviation from the ordinary timelines for PSD disclosure,  as contemplated by Section V of the Directive on Access to Information.   Details of the Bank's response to COVID-19, and this deviation, can be found on  our website.  Under this project, the Bank will proivide Alter Modus ("AM") with a EUR 2  million senior unsecured loan under the Resilience Framework ("RF").  The proceeds of the Bank's investment will be used for on-lending to eligible  sub-borrowers (micro and small enterprises, MSEs) in accordance with the Policy  Statement.
Kurty Buribaytal road project A sovereign-guaranteed loan of up to USD 158 million to JSC NC Kazautozhol for  the reconstruction and widening of two adjucent sections (81km and 62km) of the  Kurty-Burybaital road ("the Project"), a part of the Centre-South road corridor  connecting the country's two major cities: Almaty and Nur-Sultan. Total length  of the Kurty-Burybaital road is 228 km and reconstruction of the remaining  section (85 km) is financed by the World Bank.  Full reconstruction of roads within the transport corridor connecting  Nur-Sultan and Almaty ('Center-South Corridor') is part of the Kazakhstan  Strategic Plan 2020. The Kazakh Government is very close to completing the  implementation of this strategic plan, with the major part or roads within the  Center-South Corridor already having been rehabilitated. The remaining 228 km  long section between the villages Kurty and Buribaytal (the 'Road'), which  remains in poor condition, restrains the transit of goods and passengers  between the two main cities of Kazakhstan.
Erste Bank Hungary (Bail-in Senior Preferred) The EBRD invested EUR 60 million (17% of the issuance amount) in a Senior  Preferred bond (the "Bond") issued by Erste Bank Hungary Zrt. ("EBH"), as part  of a public international issuance of EUR 350 million. This is the first Senior  Preferred instrument issued by a Hungarian bank since the introduction of the  EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive that meets the regulatory minimum  requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL). The SP bonds have a  maturity of 4 years, with a call option after 3 years, and are listed both on  the Vienna Stock Exchange ("VSE") and the Budapest Stock Exchange ("BSE").  The Project supports the resilience of the fourth largest bank in Hungary, and  contributes to the capital market development. The project also aims to support  strong Green-impact targets with at least 120% of the EBRD's investment to be  allocated to finance green projects in line with EBRD's Green Economy  Transition ("GET") eligibility criteria.
Enerjisa Enerji Loan A senior unsecured term loan up to USD 225 million equivalent in TRY in favour  of Enerjisa Enerji A.S. (the "Borrower" or the "Company").  Enerjisa Enerji is an existing client of the Bank operating electricity  distribution and electricity retail business in Turkey serving a quarter of  Turkey.  Enerjisa Enerji operates as a JV between Sabanci Holding and E.ON, each  holding 40%. Remaining 20% is free float on Borsa Istanbul.  The EBRD loan will finance part of the investment program for the years 2019  and 2020 of its three regional electricity distribution networks: Baskent EDAS,  Anadolu Yakasi EDAS, Toroslar EDAS.
Kompanion MSME Loan III The provision of a senior loan of up to US$ 5.0 million equivalent in local  currency to Closed Joint-Stock Company Kompanion Bank based in the Kyrgyz  Republic.  The project contributes to the objectives of the Financial Intermediaries  Framework (FIF). FIF seeks to (i) foster SME competitiveness by increasing the  availability of financing and (ii) contributing to the competitiveness of  financial institutions by enabling innovation in strategy, products, processes  and marketing related to MSME lending.
Angel Yeast Egypt Expansion Provision of a USD 40 million senior unsecured loan (the "Loan") to Angel Yeast  Egypt (the "Company"), a fully-owned subsidiary of Angel Yeast Co. Ltd ("AY").  The loan will be used for the expansion of the Company's existing yeast  production plant in the city of Beni Suef in Egypt, adding 20,000 tonnes of  yeast production capacity.  The Loan will be used to partially finance the extension and expansion of Angel  Yeast Egypt's existing yeast production plant in the city of Beni Suef in  Egypt: adding 20,000 tonnes of yeast production capacity, including 15,000  tonnes of dry yeast production capacity and 5,000 tonnes of yeast extract  production capacity.
Dushanbe Energy Loss Reduction Project The provision of a sovereign guaranteed loan of up to US$ 25 million to OJSC  "Shabakahoi taksimoti bark" to finance development of advanced metering  infrastructure and low- and medium-voltage grid enhancement in the cities of  Dushanbe, Buston, Dangara, Panjakent, Konibodom, Isfara and Istaravshan in  Tajikistan.  The Project's principal objectives are to: (i) address most urgent needs for  the replacement of aged infrastructure, (ii) contribute towards the reduction  of distribution network losses resulting in financial and CO2 emissions  savings, and (iii) introduce modern billing and metering infrastructure,  improve payment discipline and cash collection, supporting operational and  financial efficiency and sustainability of the distribution sector.
PSEEF: Kremenchuk Public Buildings EE Provision of a senior loan of up to EUR 6 million to the Communal Enterprise  "Kremenchuzka Municipalna Energoservisna Kompanya" (the "Company"), a municipal  energy management company of the city of Kremenchuk (the "city") set up to  manage energy saving projects in public buildings in the city. The loan is to  be complemented by a grant of up to EUR 1.5 million, proposed for co-financing  from the EBRD Shareholder Special Fund ("SSF"), and a concessional loan of up  to EUR 1.5 million from the Clean Technology Fund (the "CTF"). The loans will  be secured by a municipal guarantee from the city.  Project Objectives  The proposed investment will enable the city to finance energy efficiency  measures in 66 public buildings, including 38 kindergartens, 23 schools and 5  hospitals through energy performance contracts implemented by private  construction/ engineering or energy service companies selected by competitive  tender. The investments are expected to result in a reduction of energy and  maintenance costs, decrease of CO2 emissions and improved comfort levels at  kindergartens, schools and hospitals.
Farovon Tajikistan The provision of a € 2.5 million (US$ 2.7 million) senior secured loan (the  "Loan") to Tajikistan-based flour and animal feed producer Farovon Group.  The Bank's financing will be used to purchase equipment for edible oil refinery.
Deposit Protection Fund Montenegro - Senior Line II A senior loan of up to EUR 50 million in the form of a Standby Credit Line  (SBCL) in favour of Deposit Protection Fund of Montenegro (DPFM), an  independent public institution, fully guaranteed by the state of Montenegro. As  a stand-by credit line, the EBRD finance is designed to provide immediate funds  to DPFM under certain pre-agreed conditions in order to support pay-outs of  insured deposits in case of bankruptcy or resolution of a member bank in  Montenegro. The new facility will replace the existing SBCL of EUR 30 million,  so that the DPFM continues to have a back-up liquidity line.  The Project will enable DPFM to have adequate emergency funding arrangement in  place to restore an efficient and credible protection for individual depositors  and improve financial safety net in Montenegro. The Project additionally aims  to strengthen DPFM's asset and investment management capabilities up to  international standards through transactional TC assignment.
Green Cities 2 W2 - Sarajevo Public Transport e-Mobility The acquisition and implementation of an adaptive traffic management system  ("ATMS"), including construction of a traffic management center ("TMC"), and  acquisition of up to 5 new trams in Sarajevo. The project is part of the EBRD's  Green Cities Framework 2 Window 2 (the"framework") and was identified as a  priority project under the Canton's Green City Action Plan ("GCAP").  The project aims to alleviate traffic congestion and minimise transport-based  emissions and environmental pollution. Increasing the efficiency of tram  operations will reduce the fleet's electricity consumption and, together with  an effect from modality shift and reduced idling times and congestion of  vehicles, will result in an estimated reduction of 68,642 tCO2e (tonnes of  carbon dioxide equivalent) of Green House Gas ("GHG") emissions. The project is  also a follow-on investment under the Sarajevo GCAP, which identified local air  quality, lack of public transport infrastructure and current transport policies  as priority challenges to address through investments and policy actions.
Egypt GEFF  - QNB AlAhli Line II Provision of a senior unsecured loan to QNB ALAHLI SAE ("QNB ALAHLI") of up to  USD 12.5 million under the Egypt Green Economy Financing Facility ("EgyptGEFF").  The EBRD loan will enable QNB ALAHLI to support on-lending to private  sub-borrowers for green, energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, which  are of particular relevance in the context of high energy and carbon intensity  of the Egyptian economy.
Albania Infrastructure and Tourism-Enabling Project Provision of a sovereign loan facility of up to EUR 60 million to the Republic  of Albania to finance tourism-enabling and general municipal infrastructure and  transport infrastructure, respectively (the "Albania Infrastructure and  Tourism-Enabling Programme", "AITP" or the "Project").  The tourism-enabling infrastructure investments will be carried out in the  regions of Berat, Korca, Fier and Shkoder (the "Designated Regions"), whereas  general municipal and transport infrastructure investments will be made in the  entire country including in the Designated Regions.  AITP will be co-financed with an EU grant of EUR 40 million that will be  used, among others, for the rehabilitation of cultural and natural heritage  sites and will be made available through the Instruments for Pre-Accession  Assistance ("IPA").  1. Enhance the competitiveness of Albania's tourism sector through a  comprehensive approach including infrastructure development, cultural and  natural heritage sites rehabilitation and support to SMEs.  2. Improve municipal and environmental infrastructure across the country and  regional transport links to provide more reliable access to economic centres  across the country, including in the Designated Regions, and improve  accessibility to certain touristic sites and touristic villages in these  regions.
Green Cities 2 W2 - Khmelnytskyi Solid Waste Project The provision of a senior loan of up to € 28.5 million to Communal Enterprise  "Spetskomuntrans" (the "Company") to finance the rehabilitation and  modernisation of solid waste infrastructure in the City of Khmelnytskyi. The  Project is a part of the Green Cities Framework 2. The facility is designed to  serve as a sector-wide catalyst for addressing environmental challenges at the  city level.  The phase I of the Project will address the City's urgent investment needs with  respect to (i) the rehabilitation of the existing landfill, (ii) the  construction of a new engineered sanitary landfill in compliance with the EU  standards adjacent to the old one, (iii) the acquisition of new landfill  equipment to ensure sustainable operation of the new landfill, and (iv)  improvements of the solid waste collection and transportation systems  co-financed from the City's budget.  The phase II of the Project includes the construction of a new Material  Recovery Facility ("MRF") for non-organic waste and a separate composting  facility for pre-sorted organic waste that will reduce the share of solid waste  going to the landfill by promoting recycling and providing a modern solid waste  management infrastructure with respect to sorting and composting. The Project  will ensure that a long-term, sustainable solid waste management strategy is  properly implemented.
Regional - Mongolia - XacBank II The provision of a 3-year senior loan to XacBank LLC in the amount of up to US$  25 million, of which up to US$ 18.75 million to be provided by the EBRD and up  to US$ 6.25 million by GCF under the GCF - Green Economy Financing Facility  (GEFF) Regional Framework. Also, XacBank will develop a transition plan as  defined in the EBRD's Paris Alignment Methodology for indirect finance.  The proceeds of the loan will be used for financing investments in climate  change mitigation and adaptation technologies and services in line with the  standards and reporting requirements for the GCF-GEFF Regional Framework.
Green Cities 2 W2 - Sarajevo Public Transport Part 3 Provision of a sovereign loan for the acquisition of up to 15 new trams (the  "project") for the Sarajevo Canton (the "Canton"). The project is part of the  EBRD's Green Cities Framework 2 Window 2 (the"framework") and was identified as  a priority project under the Canton's Green City Action Plan ("GCAP"). Parallel  financiers might co-finance the project.  The project aims to alleviate traffic congestion and minimise transport-based  emissions and environmental pollution. Increasing the efficiency of tram  operations will reduce the tram fleet's electricity consumption resulting,  together with an effect from modality shift, in a reduction of tCO2e (tonnes of  carbon dioxide equivalent) of Green House Gases ("GHG") emissions.  The project is also a follow-on investment under the Sarajevo GCAP, which  identified local air quality, lack of public transport infrastructure and  current transport policies as priority challenges to address through  investments and policy actions.
Viva Wallet Project EBRD financing of EUR 25 million to Viva Wallet alongside other technology and  financial investors, including Tencent and Breyer Capital.  Viva Wallet will leverage the new financing to accelerate the deployment of its  "Tap-on-Phone" solution for in-store payments. "Tap on Phone" turns any Android  device into a card terminal, thus allowing businesses to accept both  contactless and PIN payments without the need for separate hardware. Viva  Wallet is the first company to push this innovation across Europe to help  merchants at scale do more and better business. For e-commerce payments, Viva  Wallet is also launching its innovative "one-line-of-code-integration"  Smart-Checkout, which adapts dynamically to cardholders' locality and  preferences and vastly improves conversion rates.
North-South Corridor (Kvesheti-Kobi) Road Project Provision of a sovereign loan to Georgia to co-finance the construction of the  Tskere-Kobi tunnel (EBRD Project), which forms part of the Kvesheti-Kobi road  section (the Project), located on the Jinvali-Larsi Road (North-South  Corridor).   The central section of the corridor connecting Kvesheti to Kobi needs to be  fully realigned. The existing 35-km road is unsafe, experiences heavy traffic,  and is difficult to maintain in winter, resulting in road closure for extended  periods during winter. A new 23-km bypass road from Kvesheti to Kobi will be  built to allow more traffic to travel on it safely, and will remain fully  operational all year; it will also provide 5km of all-weather rural roads that  will serve roadside villages. The Project will include five tunnels with a  total length of about 11.6 km (the longest of which is about 9 km), and six  bridges with a total length of about 1.6 km.  The project will improve the connectivity, access and safety on the North-South  Corridor and will contribute to economic development. The project is the  priority for the Government of Georgia and is part of a comprehensive road  rehabilitation programme, which aims to transform Georgia into a transport,  logistics and a trade hub connecting Europe and Asia, as well as providing  better transit links in the Caucasus region, with emphasis on the country's  backbone for transit trade comprised of the East-West and North-South transport  corridors.
FIF &amp;amp;#150; ACBA Bank MSME Loan (EFSD+3) Senior unsecured loan to ACBA Bank of up to USD 15 million under the Financial  Intermediaries Framework ("FIF") for on-lending to private micro-, small and  medium enterprises ("MSMEs") in Armenia.  The project will improve access to finance for SMEs, which are the main source  of employment in the private sector and a major contributor to the economy in  Armenia. The loan will enable ACBA to increase outreach and meet unsatisfied  demand for longer term LCY funding from SMEs. The focus will also be on lending  in the regions outside the capital and attracting new SME clients.
Western Balkans GEFF II - Ohridska Banka(now Sparkasse) Provision of a senior unsecured loan of up to EUR 2.0 million to be provided in  one single tranche to Ohridska Banka AD Skopje under the Western Balkans Green  Economy Financing Facility II (WB GEFF II).  The facility will support investments in high-performance green technologies,  materials and solutions undertaken in privately-owned residential dwellings or  buildings. Sub-projects will be selected according to technical and financial  eligibility criteria set forth in the Policy Statement for WB GEFF II. 100 per  cent of the use of proceeds will be related to Green Economy Transition  investments.
Green Cities Framework - Balti Trolleybus Project A EUR 2.5 million loan to the Municipal Enterprise "Balti Trolleybus  Department" or Company.  The loan will support the expansion and improvement of  the existing trolleybus network of the city of Balti, or the City. It will  finance the acquisition of circa 10 new low floor trolleybuses with autonomous  course (opportunity charging batteries) to run on new, extended routes of the  trolleybus network. The financing will also help the Company to acquire  technical maintenance vehicles and rehabilitate old power supply infrastructure.  The Project promotes resource efficiency by expansion of energy-efficient  trolleybus service and rehabilitation the old power supply infrastructure. The  Project is complemented by a technical cooperation (TC) package, which includes  project implementation support, the development of a sustainable public  transport plan and preparation of Green City Action Plan (GCAP) for the City of  Balti.
TBC Bank Loan Project This project was approved as part of the Bank's response to the COVID-19  pandemic. To avoid delays to the delivery of this project, the Bank's President  granted a deviation from the ordinary timelines for PSD disclosure, as  contemplated by Section V of theDirective on Access to Information. Details of  the Bank's response to COVID-19, and this deviation, can be found on our  website.  A senior unsecured loan in amount of up to USD 100 million to JSC TBC Bank  provided in two equal tranches and available in USD or GEL. The proposed  project is an integral part of the Bank's COVID-19 crisis support to Georgia.  The proceeds will be used for on-lending to eligible sub-borrowers, preferably  SMEs, in line with the Resilience Framework Policy Statement.  The project will support the systemic bank, TBC, to maintain uninterrupted  lending to real economy, especially to MSMEs, both regional and urban  businesses, to withstand the negative consequences brought by COVID-19 pandemic  crisis.
SPREF - Global Energy (TAQA PV) Construction and operation of a 6MWp ground-mounted solar PV power plant  located at a dairy farm owned by Dina Farms SAE (Dina Farms) in the Beheira  governorate (the project).  The project will sell 100% of its electrical output to Dina Farms under a  25-year Power Purchase Agreement between Dina Farms and TAQA PV for Solar  Energy SAE (TAQA PV).  The project supports the efforts to scale up renewable energy penetration in  Egypt's energy mix and liberalisation of the electricity sector by expanding  the private-to private renewable energy segment.
Elemental Battery Recycling Provision of a loan to co-finance the construction of a recycling facility for  spent lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and autocatalysts containing  platinum group metals (PGM). The facility will be the first of its kind in the  EU and entail deployment of a new technology. It will produce secondary metals  and other materials that can be reused as input for the production of new  batteries or other applications,  providing an essential recycling service  within the lithium-ion batteries value chain and circular economy. The project  is co-financed with EU support under the Important Project of Common European  Interest on Batteries framework.  For the company Elemental Holding S.A. the investment allows  (i) entering the new, developing market of Li-ion batteries recycling and  (ii) movement across the value chain for PGM recycling and generate  additional margin.
ACWA Benban Solar PV III Long-term senior debt financing of up to USD 9.1 million (EUR 8.3 million  equivalent) to finance the construction of a 50 MW solar photovoltaic plant  located in the proposed 1.8 GW Benban solar complex in the Aswan province of  Egypt (the "Project"). The Project will be one of the first utility scale solar  plants in Egypt and will support the country in increasing its renewable energy  capacity. The Project is part of a larger portfolio of three projects for a  total capacity of 120 MW plants developed in Benban by the same group of lead  sponsors.  The Project will be developed under the programme implemented by the Egyptian  government offering feed-in tariffs to projects of up to 50 MW capacity to  stimulate private investment in over 4 GW of wind and solar power. This scheme  aims to support Egypt to move to a more environmentally sustainable and diverse  electricity sector by exploiting the country's vast renewable energy potential.  It is expected to improve the environmental characteristics of Egypt's power  sector by reducing emissions of local pollutants and CO2, as well as water  consumption.