Deal details
220 MW Bhola II Gas-Fired Combined Cycle Project - MIGA covered Financing
Description
Project refinancing of a 220MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine power plant in the Bhola region of Bangladesh. The refinancing is in connection with the acquisition of a 49% shareholding in the project by Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, through Bridgin Power, a newly formed platform pursuing gas-fired power projects generation business in Southeast Asia. Bridgin acquired this stake from India’s Shapoorji Pallonji group. Bridgin Power is funded through Actis Energy Fund 5.The project has a 22-year PPA with Bangladesh Power Development Board and achieved commissioning in June 2021.The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency issued guarantees for the refinancing of the Bhola II in August 2022.
Assets involved
Companies involved
- MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- PMC Treasury, Standard Chartered, Riverstone Holdings
- DBS Bank, Mizuho, Societe Generale, ING Bank, Bank of China, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- Shearman & Sterling, DFDL, Farooq and Associates
- Societe Generale
- Mizuho
- Bangladesh Power Development Board
- Actis, Shapoorji Pallonji Group
- Clifford Chance, DFDL Bangladesh
Key information
Nutan Bidyut Bangladesh
210$m
25-08-2022
Power / Gas-fired combined cycle
Bangladesh
Project & Infrastructure Finance
Not PPP
Tranche information
MIGA Covered Loan
210$
DFI/MDB-backed Loan
210$m
US Dollar - USD
0
18.0 years
MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
SOFR
-
Participant | role | ticket size |
---|---|---|
Societe Generale | MLA | 35$m |
ING Bank | MLA | 35$m |
DBS Bank | MLA | 35$m |
Bank of China | MLA | 35$m |
Mizuho | MLA | 35$m |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) | MLA | 35$m |