OPIC Board of Directors Approves Nearly $800 million in Financing to Support Development Investment Globally
March 17, 2016
(OPIC)
WASHINGTON – The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s Development Finance Institution, today
approved OPIC support for five new private sector-led development projects
totaling more than $795 million in new OPIC financing.
“The projects approved today span the spectrum of positive impacts that OPIC’s
development finance can spark,” said Elizabeth Littlefield, OPIC President and
CEO. “Reaching from Southeast Asia to India to Africa, and in sectors from new
broadband connectivity to inclusive banking services to sparking clean energy
development, these projects show both how effective OPIC can be in impact lives
across the developing world.”
The board of directors’ approvals for OPIC support included:
Up to $120 million in financing to PT UPC Sidrap Bayu Energi,
to support the development, construction, and operation of a planned 75 megawatt
wind power facility in Indonesia, a country that suffers from an acute energy
shortfall. This project will also help the Government of Indonesia reach its
renewable energy target and diversify its generation mix.
Up to $250 million in senior debt financing to subsidiaries of ReNew
Power Ventures Private Limited to be utilized to construct up to 400
megawatts of new solar renewable power generation in India across multiple
projects. With an innovative financing structure that streamlines the funding
process for new energy projects, ReNew will help India achieve its goals to
transition to a low carbon economy.
Up to $171 million in financing to Tikona Digital Networks, to
support the expansion of Tikona’s low-cost and rapidly scalable wireless
broadband networks across India, a country that lacks widespread broadband
service availability due, in part, to poor wireline infrastructure. Recent
studies show that increased broadband penetration is linked to GDP growth in
developing countries. OPIC support to Tikona will promote internet adoption
among residential and commercial consumers and advance this critical foundation
for economic and social development.
Up to $155 million in financing to ACLEDA Bank, which will
help expand a portfolio of micro-, small and medium enterprise (MSME) lending by
the largest bank in Cambodia. OPIC will be providing two facilities, $30 million
in financing dedicated to women-owned SMEs that will be carried out in
partnership with the Goldman Sachs Foundation’s 10,000 Women initiative and a
$125 million loan dedicated for ACLEDA’s broader MSME lending efforts.
As part of the Scaling Enterprise Facility, OPIC has approved up to
$99.9 million of guaranty in partnership with Citi for local currency
lending to enterprises across impact sectors including access to finance,
renewable energy, education, affordable housing and water and sanitation in
low-income communities. This latest development partnership framework with Citi
includes a focus on inclusive finance and sustainable development.
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