Adjara Solid Waste Project

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The Borrower is Georgia and the Client is Hygiena 2009 ltd, a company established and wholly owned by the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. Hygiena will own and operate the landfill facility. The project is co-financed by the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (Sida) with a grant for capital expenditure. Initially the site for the landfill was selected in Chakvi. However a new plan to develop tourism infrastructure in Chakvi was developed and in November 2011 the Minister of Finance and Economy of Adjara requested to stop preparation and identify an alternative site. Consequently, a new study was launched to identify another site for the landfill. An alternative site was identified in Tsetskhlauri, 45 km north of Batumi, and the new ESIA had been prepared. Project Components/Locations Business Purpose/Transition Impact Support to Georgia for the development of a regional landfill to serve the western part of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. The Project also provides technical co-operation to assist with the preparation and implementation of the project and a corporate development programme to build operational and management capacity within the landfill management company. ESIA disclosure package Full ESIA documentation is available locally at: 1.    Ministry of Finance and Economy of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, address: 119, Komakhidze street, Batumi, Georgia; Tel: +995577456248; Davit Lomtatidze, Head of the Division of Relations with the Donor Organisations 2.    Department of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, address: 124, Gorgasali street, Batumi, Georgia; Tel: +995577232227; Nodar Kontselidze, Head of Biodiversity and Environmental Integrated Management Service 3.    Self-governing City of Batumi, address: 25, Asatiani street, Batumi, Georgia; Tel: +995422272606 4.    Kobuleti municipality, address: 141, Aghmashenebeli avenue, Kobuleti, Georgia; Tel: +995599108308; Rati Megrelidze, Deputy Head of Municipality And EBRD Resident Office in Tbilisi Address: Merani Business Center 31a Griboedov Street, 6th Floor 0108 Tbilisi, Georgia Tel: +995 32 2447400 Fax: +995 32 2920512 And Client website Nodar Kontselidze Department of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara 124, Gorgasali street, Batumi, Georgia Tel: +995577232227 Davit Lomtatidze Ministry of Finance and Economy of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara 119, Komakhidze street, Batumi, Georgia Tel: +995577456248