Veröffentlichungsdatum: 15 Juli 2021
Projektträger – zwischengeschaltetes Finanzinstitut
REPUBLIC OF BULGARIAOrt
Beschreibung
The project consists of the financing of: i) the anticipated "Imminent Works" that are aimed at improving the existing airport facilities by rationalising the use of the current infrastructure, keeping up with the latest safety and security regulations and addressing current service level deficiencies; and ii) phase 1 of the airport development plan required to address operational resilience issues within the first seven years of the 35-year airport concession granted by the Republic of Bulgaria.
Additionality and Impact
The project
remedies existing low levels of service at Sofia airport, the single airport facility
serving Sofia and the main international air transport gateway of Bulgaria. Low levels of service and congestion from underinvestment constitute market failures. The airport forms
part of the Core network of the Trans-European Transport Network for airports, it is a key node in the Orient - East Med corridor and is located on a less
developed region.
The Bank's loan
fills a market funding gap given the limited access of long term funding for
this type of asset and is requested to finance the project, especially in the
current Covid-19 crisis conditions. Considering that the project will be the
first large scale infrastructure concession in the country, the presence of the
Bank in the project will ensure that international standards are applied.
Given EIB's
provision of a long term financing potentially longer than other senior lenders,
it will play a role as anchor lender attracting future lenders at the time of
refinancing.
Ziele
The investment will alleviate existing capacity shortfalls and address current service level deficiencies, enhancing operational resilience and passenger service standards but also improving the sustainability of airport operations in terms of building and equipment energy efficiency and safety considerations.
Sektor(en)
- Verkehr - Verkehr und Lagerei
Vorgeschlagene EIB-Finanzierung (voraussichtlicher Betrag)
EUR 40 million
Gesamtkosten (voraussichtlicher Betrag)
EUR 101 million
Umweltaspekte
A number of investment schemes included in this framework loan would normally be classified under Annex II of the Directive 2014/52/EU amending the EIA Directive 2011/92/EU, meaning that the Competent Authority makes the decision as to whether a formal environmental impact assessment (EIA) is required or not. Alignment to this and to other national and EU environmental legislation, including EU Directive on Energy Performance of Buildings, and the status of any pre-existing development consents will be reviewed and assessed during appraisal.
Auftragsvergabe
The borrower has been assessed by the EIB as being a private company not subject to EU rules on public procurement or concessions.
Projektstatus
Unterzeichnet - 12/07/2021
Haftungsausschluss
Bis Finanzierungen vom Verwaltungsrat genehmigt und anschließend unterzeichnet werden, befinden sich die Projekte in der Prüfungs- oder Verhandlungsphase. Die Angaben auf dieser Seite sind daher unverbindlich.
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