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Company name

Sociedad Agrícola e Industrial San Carlos S.A.

Project number

EC3868A-01

Category B projects have potential environmental and/or social impacts and risks that are less adverse than those of a Category A and which are generally limited to the project site, largely reversible and can be mitigated via measures that are readily available and feasible to implement in the context of the operation.

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B

Country

Ecuador

Sector

Agribusiness

Status

Completed

Disclosed date

08/02/2010

Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.

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09/07/2010

Approval date

09/14/2010

Signed date

09/20/2010

Sponsoring entity

N/A

Investment Operations Department Contact

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Investment type

Syndicated amount

USD $ 3,000,000

Financing amount

USD $ 7,000,000

Currency

USD

Project scope and objective

Sociedad Agrícola e Industrial San Carlos S.A. (Ingenio San Carlos), founded in 1937, has a long track record as an integrated producer of sugar, cogenerated power, and alcohol. Over the past three years it has produced, on average, 31% of Ecuador’s total sugar output, and it has a one-third share, approximately, of Ecuador’s sugar market.


On July 20, 2010, the Ministry of the Environment tapped Ingenio San Carlos for the Ecuadorian environmental recognition award for 2010 (the first in the country’s history) in view of the company’s cleaner production program. This program refers to Ingenio San Carlos’ project for cogenerating electricity from biomass (bagasse) that enables the company to sell surplus power to the national grid.


The purpose of this IIC operation is to enable Ingenio San Carlos to finance a part of its investments in fixed assets for 2010, mainly in irrigation systems, equipment, and plant maintenance.


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Environmental and social review

IDB Invest conducts an environmental and social due diligence (ESDD) commensurate with the nature, scale, and stage of the project, and with its level of environmental and social risks and impacts. The ESDD will confirm the project E&S categorization and assess the project with respect to the client requirements in IDB Invest Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy. The results of the ESDD, including any identified gaps are described in the Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) provided below. For projects approved as of 2016, any gaps with respect to IDB Invest's Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy at the time of the ESDD are addressed in the Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) presented below, to comply with the date mentioned above.

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EMAIL

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PHONE

+1(202)-566-4566

ADDRESS

1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005

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