Release date: 17 June 2009
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona
Location
Description
The project consists of the expansion of the container facilities and improvement of rail and road connections in the port of Barcelona to accommodate future traffic growth.
Objectives
The project is needed to cope with a rapidly increasing traffic serving the Port of Barcelona’s powerful hinterland, covering not only Catalonia but the vast Euro-mediterranean region for which the port has become a main logistic gate.
Sector(s)
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Up to EUR 150 million.
Total cost (Approximate amount)
Approximately EUR 400 million.
Environmental aspects
The project falls under Annex I of EU EIA Directive, requiring a full EIA. The Project has been the subject of two EIAs, which included environmental impact studies and public consultation. The corresponding environmental authorizations were issued by the Ministerio de Medio Ambiente and published in the Spanish Official Journal on 02/09/98 and 10/07/00. EIA and biodiversity assessment requirements as well as status of environmental mitigation and monitoring for the project will be checked during appraisal.
Procurement
The Bank will require the promoter to ensure that contracts for the implementation of the project have been/shall be tendered in accordance with the relevant applicable EU procurement legislation (Directive 2004/17/EEC), with parallel publication of tender notices in the EU Official Journal, as and where appropriate.
Status
Signed - 1/12/2009
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).