Lipetsk Municipal Infrastructure Project

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The proposed project would consist of a senior loan of up to RUB 740 million (equivalent to EUR 20 million) to Lipetsk Municipal Energy Company LLC. The company provides district heating, electricity distribution, water supply and sewage services in the City of Lipetsk. The Company will be majority owned by the Municipality of Lipetsk together with a minority private partner. The project will finance the rehabilitation and upgrading of Lipetsk’s electricity distribution, district heating and water supply and sewerage networks with the objective to improve efficiency of operations and the quality of utility services provided to the citizens of Lipetsk. The City of Lipetsk will provide a financial guarantee to the project. The political support to the project will be ensured through a project support letter with the Lipetsk Oblast. The proposed project will have an impact on the transition process through: The borrower will be Lipetsk Municipal Energy Company LLC (the Company). Loan of up to RUB 740 million (equivalent to EUR 20 million) to the Lipetsk Municipal Energy Company LLC. RUB 920 million (equivalent to ~ EUR 25 million). Screened B/1. The project is expected to have significant positive environmental impact due to improved quality and efficiency of district heating, electricity distribution, water supply and sewage services in the City of Lipetsk. The extent of the environmental benefits will depend on the scope of the priority capital investments programme. The environmental due diligence will be part of the Feasibility Study and will bring forward environmental considerations to be taken into account during the selection of the priority investment components. This section will be amended upon completion of the Feasibility Study. The Feasibility Study for the Project was prepared by COWI Consult International and was financed by the Company.