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    Reference: 20080573
    Release date: 12 May 2009

    Promoter – Financial Intermediary

    Philips Lighting Maseru (Pty) Ltd

    Location

    Description

    Operation of a manufacturing plant in Lesotho aimed at producing energy saving fluorescent lamps for the Southern African market (including recycling).

    Objectives

    To produce energy efficient lamps in order to assist the South-African Government with the role-out of its Energy Demand Side Management Initiative. The project will create 500 jobs, and will be one of the first FDI helping the Lesotho economy to diversify its industrial structure away from the footloose textile industry.

    Sector(s)

    Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)

    EUR 5 million.

    Total cost (Approximate amount)

    EUR 7.6 million.

    Environmental aspects

    The production activities will be carried in a building rented from the Lesotho National Development Company, for which the competent authority has decided that an EIA is necessary. The owner of the building has prepared a full EIA which is currently under public consultation and of which the bank has received a copy. The promoter has prepared, as requested by the local authorities, an Environmental Management Plan which has already been submitted to the competent authorities. Positive conclusions of the EIA with necessary supporting documentation by the competent Authority and of the EMP remain conditional for disbursement of the loan.

    Procurement

    The promoter is a private company operating in a competitive manufacturing sector not covered by EU Directives on procurement.

    Status

    Signed - 27/07/2010

    Disclaimer

    Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
    They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).

    Related tags

    Lesotho Industry