Issued cases designated as Category B
Published 25 June 2020
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Issued cases designated as Category B, having medium potential environmental, social and human rights (ESHR) impacts, where UKEF has contingent liabilities outstanding.
1. Angola
1.1 Project: The expansion and refurbishment of two substations (Gabela and Viana)
Year of issue
2018-19
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Supplier Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- waste management
Monitoring summary
First construction self-monitoring report received and reviewed.
1.2 Case: Construction and equipment for 4 hospitals
Year of issue
2018-19
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- waste management
Monitoring summary
First construction self-monitoring report received and reviewed.
1.3 Project: Construction and operation of new livestock farms and irrigation systems
Year of issue
2019-20
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- biodiversity
- waste management
- animal welfare
Monitoring summary
Construction activities have not yet started.
1.4 Project: Construction and operation of a new substation, expansion of an existing substation, and transmission lines
Year of issue
2019-20
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- biodiversity
- waste management
- security
Monitoring summary
First self-monitoring report expected in 2020.
2. Bahrain
2.1 Tubli Waste Water Facility Upgrade
Year of issue
2019-20
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Direct Lending
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- waste management
Monitoring summary
First self-monitoring report received and reviewed.
3. Brazil
3.1 Project: Construction of a steel plate steckel mill (Gerdau)
Year of issue
2011-12
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- environmental pollution
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- waste management
Monitoring summary
IESC Operations annual monitoring report received and reviewed.
4. British Virgin Islands
4.1 Project: Desalination and wastewater treatment plants
Year of issue
2013-14
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- waste management
Monitoring summary
No known material environmental or social issues.
5. Finland
5.1 Project: Agricultural Facility (Rauma)
Year of issue
2017-18
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Supplier Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- fire risk
- health and safety
- waste management
- traffic management
Monitoring summary
UKEF to be notified in event of an incident. No incidents reported in 2019.
6. Gabon
6.1 Project: Upgrade of an existing road
Year of issue
2019-20
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Direct Lending
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions, health and safety
- noise and air quality
- physical resettlement and economic displacement
Monitoring summary
First self-monitoring report received and reviewed.
7. Ghana
7.1 Project: Construction of 5 new hospitals and 1 new polyclinic
Year of issue
2018-19
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Reinsurance (to OeKB, Austrian ECA)
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- wastewater and waste management
Monitoring summary
As it is reinsurance, UKEF has no monitoring requirements.
7.2 Project: Kumasi airport construction and upgrade, Phase II
Year of issue
2017-18
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety / contractor management
- noise and air quality
Monitoring summary
International Environmental and Social Consultant (IESC) monitoring reports reviewed.
7.3 Project: Construction and upgrade of Kumasi market, Phase II
Year of issue
2018-19
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- wastewater and waste management
- physical resettlement and economic displacement
Monitoring summary
UKEF E&S team visit in October 2019. First construction self-monitoring report expected in 2020.
7.4 Project: Construction and operation of a hospital
Year of issue
2019-20
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- wastewater and waste management
Monitoring summary
First construction self-monitoring report received and reviewed. UKEF E&S team visit in October 2019.
7.5 Project: Construction and operation of Tamale Airport, phase 2
Year of issue
2019-20
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions, health and safety
- noise and air quality
- biodiversity
- wastewater and waste management
- physical resettlement and economic displacement
- community safety / stakeholder engagement
Monitoring summary
First construction self-monitoring report expected in late 2020.
7.6 Project: Modernisation of the maternity and children’s block of a teaching hospital
Year of issue
2019-20
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- wastewater and waste management
Monitoring summary
First construction self-monitoring report expected in late 2020.
7.7 Project: Upgrading works to Kumasi Airport, phase 3
Year of issue
2019-20
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- wastewater and waste management
Monitoring summary
First construction self-monitoring report reviewed.
8. Indonesia
8.1 Project: Cleaner fuels initiatives
Year of issue
2019-20
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- environmental pollution
- health and safety
- waste management
Monitoring summary
Construction activities have not yet started.
9. Iraq
9.1 Project: Construction and development of electrical substations across 15 sites (Phase I and II)
Year of issue
2018-19
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- waste management
- social issues / stakeholder engagement
Monitoring summary
Construction self-monitoring reports for 11 sites across Stages 1 and 2 received and reviewed.
10. Oman
10.1 Project: Construction and operation of a new hospital (Salalah)
Year of issue
2019-20
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Direct Lending
Project Phase
Pre-construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- noise quality
- wastewater and water
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring reports expected.
10.2 Project: Construction and operation of a new hospital (Khasab)
Year of issue
2019-20
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Direct Lending
Project Phase
Pre-construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- noise quality
- wastewater and water
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring reports expected.
10.3 Project: Construction and operation of a new hospital (Suwaiq)
Year of issue
2019-20
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Direct Lending
Project Phase
Pre-construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- noise quality
- wastewater and water
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring reports expected.
11. Russia
11.1 Project: Construction and operation of a hot iron briquetting plant
Year of issue
2015-16
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
- environmental pollution
Monitoring summary
Independent Environmental and Social Consultant (IESC) monitoring reports received and reviewed.
12. Sri Lanka
12.1 Project: Supply and installation of single and two-lane bridges
Year of issue
2013-14
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- biodiversity
- waste management
- social issues / stakeholder engagement
Monitoring summary
UKEF to be notified in event of an incident. No incidents reported in 2019.
12.2 Project: Supply and installation of rural bridges, Phase I
Year of issue
2013-14
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- biodiversity
- waste management
- social issues / stakeholder engagement
Monitoring summary
UKEF to be notified in event of an incident. No incidents reported in 2019.
12.3 Project: Supply and installation of rural bridges, Phase II a&b
Year of issue
2014-15
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- biodiversity
- waste management
- social issues / stakeholder engagement
Monitoring summary
UKEF to be notified in event of an incident. No incidents reported in 2019.
12.4 Project: Supply and installation of rural bridges, Phase II c
Year of issue
2018-19
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- biodiversity
- waste management
- social issues / stakeholder engagement
Monitoring summary
Biannual monthly reports. One incident reported in 2019.
12.5 Project: Construction and operation of a high altitude sports training complex
Year of issue
2019-20
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Direct Lending
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions, health and safety
- wastewater and waste management
- physical resettlement and economic displacement
Monitoring summary
Awaiting first self-monitoring report, which is expected in late 2020.
13. UAE
13.1 Project: Construction and operation of the Hard Rock Hotel
Year of issue
2013-14
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- waste management
Monitoring summary
Monitoring report relating to the decommissioning of the construction site received and reviewed.
13.2 Project: Construction and operation of the Avenue retail development, Phase II
Year of issue
2013-14
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
Monitoring summary
Annual monitoring report received and reviewed.
13.3 Project: Construction and operation of Dubai Parks
Year of issue
2013-14
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
Monitoring summary
Annual monitoring report received and reviewed.
13.4 Project: Construction and operation of Dubai World Trade Centre, Phase I
Year of issue
2014-15
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
Monitoring summary
Annual monitoring report for the hotel received and reviewed. Next annual monitoring report for the offices expected in Q3 2020.
13.5 Project: Construction and operation of Dubai World Trade Centre, Phase II
Year of issue
2015-16
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
- waste management
Monitoring summary
Annual monitoring report received and reviewed.
13.6 Project: Construction and operation of Dubai World Trade Centre, Phase III
Year of issue
2017-18
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches / Equator Principles
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
Monitoring summary
Last construction monitoring report received and reviewed.
13.7 Project: Construction and operation of a mixed use development on Bluewaters Island
Year of issue
2015-16
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
- waste management
Monitoring summary
Final construction reports received and reviewed. First annual operational monitoring report expected in late 2020.
13.8 Project: Construction and operation of the Al-Barsha residential blocks
Year of issue
2017-18
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
- waste management
Monitoring summary
First operational monitoring report received and reviewed.
13.9 Project: Construction and operation of residential units (Plot 35)
Year of issue
2017-18
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring report received and reviewed.
13.10 Project: Construction and operation of Bee’ah head office
Year of issue
2017-18
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Direct Lending
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
- waste management
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring report received and reviewed.
13.11 Project: Construction and operation of Dubai Arena
Year of issue
2017-18
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project Phase
Operations
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
- waste management
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring reports and Operations Environmental and Social management plan received and reviewed.
13.12 Project: Construction and operation of Dubai World Trade Centre, Phase IV
Year of issue
2018-19
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Direct Lending
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- contractor management
- waste management
Monitoring summary
Self-monitoring reports received and reviewed. Operations Environmental and Social management plan in progress.
13.13 Project: Construction of a new hotel in Dubai
Year of issue
2019-20
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches / Equator Principles
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- labour and working conditions
- health and safety
- noise and air quality
- environmental pollution
- waste management
- security
- worker welfare
Monitoring summary
First construction self-monitoring reports received and reviewed. UKEF E&S team visited the project site in May 2019.
14. Zambia
14.1 Project: Design, construction, equipping and operation of three hospitals and 108 health centres
Year of issue
2019-20
Applicable ESHR risk framework
OECD Common Approaches
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Project Phase
Construction
Key risks
- health and safety
- noise quality
- wastewater and waste management
Monitoring summary
Framework E&S monitoring report received and reviewed, and self-monitoring reports expected in mid-2020.