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"Project Description
Provision of up to USD 25 million senior secured reserve based loan (with no upstream gas drilling financing) in favour of SDX Energy Morocco Ltd to replace inefficient and polluting heavy fuel oil burners in the region. The facility will have 5 year tenor and will be split into 2 tranches. A committed tranche of USD 10 million will be used to connect local industries to the Company's existing gas fields in the Gharb region. An uncommitted tranche of up to USD 15 million is contingent on SDX Morocco acquiring further natural gas assets in Morocco, which would be monetised through infrastructure investment including the potential usage of state-of-the-art Compressed Natural Gas ("CNG") technology.
Project Objectives
The operation will enable SDX Morocco to finance part of its USD 65 million investment plan to expand its operations in Morocco and thus also supports the country's efforts to put gas, alongside renewable energy, at the centre of its decarbonisation plan in response to COP 21 commitments.
Transition Impact
ETI score: 60
The Transition Impact of the Project is expected to derive from the following qualities:
i Competitive: The project will support a private sector operator selling gas directly to private sector customers in the downstream sector, against a background of market dominance by state-owned ONEE and ONHYM which still controls 90% of the market.
i Green: The project will facilitate the substitution of polluting oil products (primarily, LPG) with cleaner natural gas in Morocco's industrial sector, with the latter expected to lead to significant emissions savings of approximately 200,563 tCO2e over 10 years. The incremental gas supply from SDX will be entirely used in the local industrial zone and replace equivalent amounts of energy from LPG. The project has c.25% GET component, validated by the Bank's clearing house
Client Information
SDX ENERGY MOROCO JERSEY LTD
SDX Energy Morocco Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of SDX Energy Plc listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
EBRD Finance Summary
USD 25,000,000.00
Up to USD 25 million senior secured reserve based loan consisting of committed tranche of USD 10 million and uncommitted tranche 2 of USD 15 million. The commitment of this tranche will be subject to commercial and technical due diligence of additional natural gas assets in Morocco satisfactory to the Bank and its approval will be delegated to Management.
Total Project Cost
USD 65,000,000.00
The transaction will be part of SDX's Morocco USD 65 million capex plan to further expand its operations in Morocco ("the Project").
Additionality
Financing Structure :
- EBRD offers financing that is not available in the market from commercial sources on reasonable terms and conditions, e.g. a longer grace period. Such financing is necessary to structure the project. EBRD offers an RBL structure which fits the best for the development nature of th