Kazakhstan

Parties involved (public and private): Risen Energy (China) Co. Ltd. (The Developer), EBRD and Green Climate Fund (Lenders), Risen Energy (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. (EPC Contractor), Financial Settlement Centre (the Offtaker).

The project entails financing of USD 30mm in Kazakh tenge equivalent from the EBRD and up to USD 10.4mm in US dollar and euro equivalents from the Clean Technology Fund, and a USD 12mm in KZT equivalent from the ADB to Baikonur Solar LLP, owned 51% by the United Green Group, a privately-owned strategic investment group, and 49% by a subsidiary of a Kazakh state-owned development fund, for the development, construction and operation of a ground-mounted fixed-installed solar photovoltaic power plant with a total capacity of up to 50MWp and an associated new substation in the Kyzylorda region of south Kazakhstan.

Two senior loans totaling up to EUR 243.5 million in local currency equivalent with a 6-year tenor (the ?Loans?) to the state-owned companies Intergas Central Asia JSC (KZT 53.9BN and EUR 100MM in Kazakh tenge equivalent) (?ICA?) and Kaz TransGas Aimak JSC (KZT 12.9BN) (?KTGA?), the Bank?s existing clients and fully owned subsidiaries of KazTransGas JSC (the ?Sponsor?, ?KTG?), the national gas operator of Kazakhstan.