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DEWA – ECA-backed financing

26 March 2010

A winning ECA combination

MLAs: Citi, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, and HSBC
Borrower: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)
Amount: $1.1 billion
ECAs:  Euler Hermes, Sace and Coface
Tenor: 13-years
Lawyers: Norton Rose; Clifford Chance (for borrower); Afridi & Angell (for lenders)

This was a landmark multi-ECA supported loan facility arranged for Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). Backed by Hermes, Sace and Coface, this was the first major ECA financing for a sovereign in the United Arab Emirates and the largest multi-ECA facility ever arranged in the UAE.

Citi, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, and HSBC arranged a $1.1 billion loan package for Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) to finance the construction of power stations and transmission lines and desalination works in the...


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