Company name
DPWorld Posorja S.A.
Project number
12177-01
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E&S category
A
Country

Ecuador
Sector

Transport
Status
In implementation
Disclosed date
09/19/2017
Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.
Projected board date
01/30/2018
Approval date
05/01/2018
Signed date
11/12/2018
Sponsoring entity
DP World Limited
Investment Operations Department Contact
Portfolio Management Division
Investment type
Syndicated amount
USD $ 199,000,000
Financing amount
USD $ 200,000,000
Currency
USD
Project scope and objective
DPWorld Posorja S.A (the “DPWP” “Company” or “the Borrower”) was awarded in June 2016 a 50-year concession for the development, construction, operation and maintenance of a general purpose deep-water port located at Posorja, about 85 km southwest of Guayaquil, Ecuador (the “Port”).
The project will require a total investment of over US$1.0 billion, and will be developed in two phases. The first phase, that will have a footprint of approximately 40 hectares (ha) and was conceived to achieve an annual handling capacity of 800,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units, is expected to be completed by 2019. It includes land acquisition, dredging of a new access channel and the construction of a 400-meter berth and of a 20-kilometer access road. The port will offer a 15-meter draft compared with the current 9.75-meter draft at the existing Guayaquil port.
The second phase will expand the project’s footprint to a total of 63 ha due to the construction of in ground additional facilities (out of the scope of the proposed financing). The local government is planning to construct a 2,500 ha industrial park immediately adjacent to the port. Construction of the Project’s access road began in May, 2017.
Phase 1 of the Posorja Port project requires a total investment of approximately US$503.8 million. The financial plan is expected to be composed of Equity and Senior Loans comprised by an IIC and IDB A-loans, an IIC B-Loan and Co-Loans from other Development Finance Institutions.
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Contact information
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Client Contact
alberto.sanchez@dpworld.com
PHONE NUMBER
+593 4 380 4850
POST OFFICE ADDRESS
IDB Invest Contact
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PHONE
+1(202)-566-4566
ADDRESS
1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005
COUNTRY OFFICES
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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.
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