Ulug Enerji

Project Description 

This summary is related to an application made by Actis Long Life Infrastructure Fund (ALLIF) to cover its equity investments to fully acquire Uludağ Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. (UEDAS) and Limak Uludağ Elektrik Perakende Satış A.Ş. (UEPSAS), that operate respectively regulated distribution and retail businesses in Balıkesir, Bursa, Çanakkale, and Yalova provinces of Turkey (the Distribution Region), and its shareholder loan to Uluğ Enerji Dağıtım ve Perakende Satış Hizmetleri A.Ş. (Ulug Enerji), the regional holding company that owns both UEDAS and UEPSAS (the Project). The equity and shareholder loan investments, estimated at US$250 million, will be covered by MIGA for up to 17 years and 7 years respectively against the risks of Expropriation, War and Civil Disturbance, and Non-Enforcement of Arbitral Award rendered pursuant to Bilateral Investment Treaty.  
UEDAS and UEPSAS distribute and supply electricity to over 3 million customers in a geographical area of circa 35,500 km2, located in the southern Marmara region, one of the locomotive economic regions of Turkey. More than 11 TWh of energy was distributed in the Region in 2020 through a distribution network that is operated by UEDAS comprised of medium voltage and low voltage cables and overhead lines totaling circa 51,000 km, approximately 26,000 transformers with a total installed capacity of around 9,700 MVA, substations, poles, offices, buildings and other equipment.  

Environmental Categorization  

The Project is a Category B under MIGA’s Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability (2013). Click here to view the Environmental and Social Review Summary. 

Development Impact 

The Project is intended to support ALLIF’s acquisition and operations of the distribution and retail company in the Distribution Region. ALLIF’s planned investment will support deleveraging the Project to deliver a more sustainable capital structure, and its CAPEX program is expected to strengthen the quality of the electricity supply and its overall reliability to better accommodate the projected increase in customer demand. Furthermore, the Project demonstrates to the sector and the broader economy the benefits of mobilizing foreign private sector investment. ALLIF also intends to implement world-class governance and ESG practices at the Project. The Project is aligned with the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Country Partnership Framework (CPF) FY18- FY21 for Turkey.