Company name
Cubico Alten Aguascalientes UNO, S.A.P.I. de C.V and Cubico Alten Aguascalientes DOS, S.A.P.I. de C.V.
Project number
12083-01
Category B projects have potential environmental and/or social impacts and risks that are less adverse than those of a Category A and which are generally limited to the project site, largely reversible and can be mitigated via measures that are readily available and feasible to implement in the context of the operation.
E&S category
B
Country
Mexico
Sector
Energy
Status
In implementation
Disclosed date
03/01/2017
Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.
Projected board date
04/11/2017
Approval date
07/18/2017
Signed date
08/07/2017
Sponsoring entity
Cubico Sustainable Investments and Alten Renewable Energy América B.V.
Investment Operations Department Contact
N/A
Investment type
Syndicated amount
USD $ 30,000,000
Financing amount
USD $ 90,500,000
Currency
USD
Project scope and objective
The Cubico Alten Aguascalientes Solar PV Project (“the Project”) consists of the design, construction, commissioning and operation of two solar photovoltaic (“PV”) plants with a combined capacity of 290 MW that will connect to the Mexican Comisión Federal de Electricidad (“CFE”) national grid. The plants will be built in El Llano municipality, Sate of Aguascalientes, Mexico. The project includes two adjacent solar power plants (150-MW Solem I and 140-MW Solem II), two electrical substations, and a 6.6 km 230 kV power transmission line connecting both substations to the CFE. All infrastructure will be built within a 963.7 ha area that will be purchased and leased by Cubico-Alten (“the Sponsor”). The Project’s Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) and Operation and Maintenance (“O&M”) Contractor will be Grupo Ortiz (“the Contractor”).
The total project cost is approximately US$ 368,000,000. The financial plan is expected to include Inter-American Investment Corporation (“IIC”) and Inter-American Development Bank (“IDB”) A-loans for a joint amount up to US$110 million and a loan from the China Co-Financing Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean for up to US$50,000,000, with 20-year door to door tenors.
The Project was awarded 20-year Power Purchase Agreements (“PPA”) by the Mexican Federal Electricity Agency, Centro Nacional de Control de Energia (“CENACE”) for the Clean Energy Certificates (“CELs”) and 15-year PPA for energy and capacity. The first of the two plants, Solem I, a 150MW PV plant will reach commercial operations date (“COD”) as per the PPA offer on September 30, 2018. The second plant, Solem II, a 140 MW PV plant should reach PPA COD on June 29, 2019. The PPAs were signed with the CFE, a government-backed institution. The Project will contribute to the Government of Mexico’s (“GOM”) objectives of diversifying its electricity matrix, by delivering clean, PV solar energy and supporting the push to create a wholesale electricity market, while reducing the country’s dependency on thermal energy, as Mexico’s goal is for clean energy sources to provide 50% of the nation’s electricity generation mix by 2050. When the Project is successfully completed, it will be the largest PV solar plant in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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PHONE NUMBER
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POST OFFICE ADDRESS
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PHONE
+1(202)-566-4566
ADDRESS
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Environmental and social review
IDB Invest conducts an environmental and social due diligence (ESDD) commensurate with the nature, scale, and stage of the project, and with its level of environmental and social risks and impacts. The ESDD will confirm the project E&S categorization and assess the project with respect to the client requirements in IDB Invest Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy. The results of the ESDD, including any identified gaps are described in the Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) provided below. For projects approved as of 2016, any gaps with respect to IDB Invest's Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy at the time of the ESDD are addressed in the Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) presented below, to comply with the date mentioned above.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REVIEW SUMMARY
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