Petrol EV Recharging Infrastructure Loan

Project Description

The EBRD EUR 9.5 million senior unsecured loan with a 3-year tenor to Petrol d.d. Ljubljana (“Petrol” or the “Company”) to finance EV recharging points installation programme for Light Duty Electric Vehicles (LDV) and Heavy Duty Electric Vehicles (HDV) in Slovenia and Croatia (the “Project”).

Project Objectives

The EBRD loan will support the Company’s investments in EV recharging infrastructure, which entails installation of 105 EV recharging points, including 65 EV recharging points on 20 locations in Slovenia, of which 9 locations will ensure  recharging infrastructure for HDV and 40 recharging points on 15 locations in Croatia, of which 8 locations will ensure recharging infrastructure for HDV. 

In line with its low carbon transition targets, Petrol joined  an EU project, co-financed under  Connecting Europe Facility – Transport Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (CEF2 – Transport – AFIF), aimed to building a Pan-European network of 150 kW and 350 kW recharging points for LDV and HDV.

With the support of the EBRD as implementing partner, Petrol applied for a grant funding under CEF2 – Transport – AFIF.

Transition Impact

ETI score: 60

The transition impact of the Project is expected to derive from the Green Transition Quality as the Project entails installation of both LDV and HDV recharging points, contributing to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in transport sector. Projects involving infrastructure for zero-carbon transport systems, including EV recharging points are eligible for 100% Green Economy Transition (GET). Moreover, deployment of recharging points for HDV in Slovenia and Croatia will provide  experiences ahead of future deployment in all countries of the CROSS-E  Project.

Client Information

PETROL DD

Petrol is the leading energy supplier in Slovenia and SEE region, listed on Ljubljana Stock Exchange.

Petrol is rated BBB- (stable outlook) by S&P as of December 2023.

EBRD Finance Summary

EUR 9,500,000.00

Total Project Cost

EUR 17,530,000.00

Additionality

Risk mitigation: (i)EBRD’s long-term relationship with a client provides comfort to the client to be willing to take on more risk and/or finance, enabling outcomes such as innovation or expansion into new markets; (ii) EBRD helps the client to mitigate carbon transition risks and take climate action, such as to move along a low carbon transition pathway; EBRD helps the client to mitigate climate governance risks and take climate action, such as to improve its internal corporate governance for managing climate risks.

Environmental and Social Summary

Category B (2019) and rated low risk. The installation of electrical car charging points at existing petrol retail stations is considered low risk and the environmental and social risks are minimal. The client is an existing customer for the Bank and their performance on the existing projects has been good. The client is involved in several sectors including petroleum products sales and distribution as well as energy production and distribution. The Company has an internal environmental department and is certified in numerous management systems (ISO certifications) in quality management, energy management, environmental management and health and safety. All of these management systems will be applied to the construction and subsequent operation of the electrical vehicle charging systems to be installed at the existing petrol retail stations as part of this project.  The client will be required to complete an Annual Environmental and Social Report for this project, and allow ESD visits, if required as part of monitoring.

Company Contact Information

Mrs. Rosana Skolaris
rosana.skolaris@petrol.si
+386 40 841 011
www.petrol.si
Petrol d.d., Ljubljana
Dunajska 50
1000 Ljubljana

PSD last updated

11 Jul 2024

Understanding Transition

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Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM)

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