Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized AN NUMBER 21 f7 CE Loan Agreement Public Disclosure Authorized (Eighth Power Project) between INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT and Public Disclosure Authorized CEYLON ELECTRICITY BOARD Dated / , 1982 LOAN NUMBER 2187 CE LOAN AGREEMENT AGREEMENT, dated , 1982, between INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECON TRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (hereinafter called the Bank) and CEYLON ELECTRICITY BOARD (hereinafter called the Borrower). WHEREAS (A) the Borrower has requested the Bank to assist in the financing of the foreign exchange cost of the Project described in Schedule 2 to this Agreement by extending the Loan as hereinafter provided; (B) by an agreement of even date herewith (the Guarantee Agreement) between the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (the Guarantor) and the Bank, the Guarantor has agreed to guarantee the Loan and to undertake certain obligations with respect to the Project; WHEREAS the Bank has agreed, on the basis inter alia of the foregoing, to extend the Loan to the Borrower upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; NOW THEREFORE the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I General Conditions; Definitions Section 1.01. The parties to this Agreement accept all the provisions of the General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements of the Bank, dated October 27, 1980, with the same force and effect as if they were fully set forth herein (said General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements of the Bank being hereinafter called the General Conditions). Section 1.02. Wherever used in this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the several terms defined in the General Conditions and in the Preamble to this Agreement have the respective meanings therein set forth and the following additional terms have the following meanings: (a) "Ceylon Electricity Board Act" means Electricity Board Act, No. 17 of 1969, as amended; the Ceylon "Joint Scheme" means any joint scheme for the genera(b) tion of electrical energy, the irrigation of land, the control of floods or other like purposes as referred to in Section 12 (L) of the Ceylon Electricity Board Act; authorities local the means authorities" (c) "local 21 carrying on electrical undertakings as referred to in Section of the Ceylon Electricity Board Act; and (d) "Rupees" currency. and "Rs" means Rupees in the Guarantor's ARTICLE II The Loan Section 2.01. The Bank agrees to lend to the Borrower, on the terms and conditions in the Loan Agreement set forth or referred to, an amount in various currencies equivalent to forty-two million seven hundred thousand dollars ($42,700,000). Section 2.02. The amount of the Loan may be withdrawn from the Loan Account in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 1 to this Agreement, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time by agreement between the Borrower and the Bank, for expenditures made (or, if the Bank shall so agree, to be made) in respect of the reasonable cost of goods and services required for the Project described in Schedule 2 to this Agreement and to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan. Section 2.03. Except as the Bank shall otherwise agree, procurement of the goods and civil works required for the Project and to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan shall be governed by the provisions of Schedule 4 to this Agreement. Section 2.04. The Closing Date shall be March 31, 1985 or The Bank shall such later date as the Bank shall establish. of such later Guarantor the and Borrower the notify promptly date. Section 2.05. Not later than the Effective Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Bank a fee equivalent to six hundred thirty one thousand thirty four dollars ($631,034). The fee shall be payable in such currency or currencies as the Bank shall specify. In the event that the Bank shall not have received full -3payment of the fee by the Effective Date, the Bank shall, on behalf of the Borrower, withdraw from the Lo-n Account and pay to itself the amount required for the full payment of the fee in the currency or currencies specified for the purpose. Section 2.06. The Borrower shall pay to the Bank a commitment charge at the rate of three-fourths of one per cent (3/4 of 1%) per annum on the principal amount of the Loan not withdrawn from time to time. Section 2.07. The Borrower shall pay interest at the rate of eleven and three-fifths per cent (11-3/5%) per annum on the principal amount of the Loan withdrawn and outstanding from time to time. Section 2.08. Interest and other charges shall semiannually on March I and Septrtmber 1 in each year. be payable Section 2.09. The Borrower shall repay the principal amount of the Loan in accordance with the amortization schedule set forth in Schedule 3 to this Agreement. Section 2.10. The Borrower shall pay to guarantee fee provided for in Section 3.05 Agreement. the Guarantor the of the Guarantee ARTICLE III Execution of the Project Section 3.01. The Borrower shall carry out the Project with due diligence and efficiency and in conformity with appropriate administrative, financial, engineering and public utility practices. Section 3.02. In order to assist the Borrower in carrying out the Project, the Borrower shall employ consultants whose selection, qualifications, experience and terms and conditions of employment shall be satisfactory to the Bank in accordance with the principles and procedures described in the "Guidelines for the Use of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers and by the World Bank as Executing Agency" published by the Bank in August 1981. Section 3.03. (a) The Borrower undertakes to insure, or make adequate provision for the insurance of, the imported goods to be -4- financed out of the proceeds of the to the acquisition, transportation place of use or installation, and nity shall be payable in a currency to replace or repair such goods. Loan against hazards incident and delivery thereof to the for such insurance any indemfreely usable by the Borrower (b) The Borrower shall cause all goods and services financed out of the proceeds of the Loan to be used exclusively for the purposes of the Project. Section 3.04. (a) The Borrower shall furnish to the Bank, promptly upon their prepa ation, the plans, specifications, reports, contract documents and construction and procurement schedules for the Project, and any material modifications thereof or additions thereto, in such detail as the Bank shall reasonably request. (b) The Borrower shall: (i) maintain records and procedures adequate to record and monitor the progress of the Project to (including its cost anu the benefits to be derived from it), identify the goods and services financed out of the proceeds of enable the Loan, and to disclose their use in the Project; (ii) the Bank's representatives to visit the facilities and construction sites included in the Project and to examine the goods financed out of the proceeds of the Loan and any relevant records furnish to the Bank at regular intervals and documents; and (iii) all such information as the Bank shall reasonably request concerning the Project, its cost and, where appropriate, the benethe expenditure of the proceeds of to be derived from it, fits the Loan and the goods and services financed out of the proceeds. (c) Upon the award by the Borrower of any contract for goods, works or services to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan, the Bank may publish a description thereof, the name and nationality of the party to whom the contract was awarded and the contract price. (d) The Borrower shall enable the Bank's representatives to examine all plants, installations, sites, works, buildings, property and equipment of the Borrower and any relevant records and documents. event (e) Promptly after completion of the Project, but in any not later than six months after the Closing Date or such -5- later date as may be agreed for this purpose between the Borrower and the Bank, the Borrower shall prepare and furnish to the Bank a report, of such scope and in such detail as the Bank shall reasonably request, on the execution and initial operation of the Project, its cost and the benefits derived and to be derived from it, the performance by the Borrower and the Bank of their respective obligations under the Loan Agreement and the accomplishment of the purposes of the Loan. Section 3.05. The Berrower shall take all such action as shall be necessary to acquire as and when needed all such land and rights in respect of land as shall be required for carrying out the Project. ARTICLE IV Management and Operations of the Borrower Section 4.01. The Borrower shall take out and maintain with responsible insurers, or make other provisions satisfactory to the Bank for, insurance against such risks and in such amounts as shall be consistent with appropriate practice. Section 4.02. (a) The Borrower shall at all times maintain its corporate existence and the right to carry on its operations and take all steps necessary to acquire, maintain and renew all rights, powers, privileges and franchises which are necessary or useful in the conduct of its business. (b) The Borrower shall at all times manage its affairs, plan its fliture expansion and carry on its operations, all in accordance with sound business, financial and public utility practices, under the supervision of experienced and competent management, and with the assistance of adequate, qualified and experienced staff. (c) The Borrower shall at all times operate and maintain its plants, machinery, equipment and other property, and make all necessary repairs and renewals thereof, in accordance with sound engineering, and public utility practices. (d) Except in the normal course of business, the Borrower shall not sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its property or assets which shall be required for the efficient operation of its business. -6Section 4.03. The Borrower shall furnish to the Bank for its comments, any proposal for major changes in the Borrower's organizational structure, prior to implementing such proposals. Section 4.04. The Borrower shall implement a staff training program satisfactory to the Bank and the Borrower in accordance with a timetable satisfactory to the Bank and the Borrower. Section 4.05. In the event that the electrical undertakings carried on by local authorities are to be transferred to the Borrower, the Borrower shall, prior to the date of transfer, prepare and agree with the Bank on a program and terms for such transfer. Section 4.06. (a) The Borrower shall, by December 31, 1982 furnish through the Guarantor to the Bank for its review a longterm power development plan. (b) The Borrower shall, commencing by December 31, 1983 and by each December 31 thereafter, furnish through the Guarantor to the Bank for its review an updated version of the long-term power development plan. (c) The Borrower shall implement the long-term power develand the opment plan as agreed between the Guarantor, the Bank Borrower. ARTICLE V Financial Covenants Section 5.01. The Borrower shall maintain records adequate to reflect in accordance with consistently maintained appropriate accounting practices its operations and financial condition. accounts and Section 5.02. The Borrower shall: (i) have its income and of statements sheets, (balance statements financial in audited, year fiscal each for statements) expenses and related consistently principles auditing accordance with appropriate applied, by independent auditors acceptable to the Bank; (ii) furnish to the Bank as soon as available, but in any case not later than: (A) four months after the end of each such year, financial statements for such year; and certified copies of its (B) ten months after the end of each such year, the report of such audit by said auditors, of such scope and in such detail as -7- the Bank shall have reasonably requested; and (iii) furnish to the Bank such other infcrmation concerning the accounts and financial statements of the Borrower and the audit thereof as the Bank shall from time to time reasonably request. Section 5.03. (a) The Borrower represents that at the date of this Agreement no lien exists on any of its assets as security for any debt except as otherwise currently reported to the Bank or stated in writing. (b) The Borrower undertakes that, except as the Bank shall otherwise agree: (i) if the Borrower shall create any lien on any of its assets as security for any debt, such lien will equally and ratably secure the payment of the principal of, and interest and other charges on, the Loan, and in the creation of any such lien express provision will be made to that effect, at no cost to the Bank; and (ii) if any statutory lien shall be created on any assets of the Borrower as security for any debt, the Borrower shall grant, at no cost to the Bank, an equivalent lien satisfactory to the Bank to secure the payment of the principal of, and interest and other charges on, the Loan; provided, however, that the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to: (A) any lien created on property, at the time of purchase thereof, solely as security for the payment of the purchase price of such property; or (B) any lien arising in the ordinary course of banking transactions and securing a debt maturing not more than one year after the date on which it is originally incurred. Section 5.04. Except as the Bank shall otherwise agree, the Borrower shall not incur any debt unless its net revenues for the fiscal year immediately preceeding such incurrence or for a later twelve-month period ended prior to such incurrence, whichever is the greater, shall be not less than 1.25 times the maximum debt service requirements for any succeeding fiscal year on all debt including the debt to be incurred. For the purposes of this Section: (a) the term "debt" means all debt of the Borrower, including debt for the service of which the Borrower is responsible, maturing by its terms more than one year after the date on which it is originally incurred; (b) debt shall be deemed to be incurred on the date of execution and delivery of a contract, loan agreement or other instrument providing for such debt; -8the term "net revenues" means gross revenues from all (c) to take account of the Borrower's tariffs in adjusted sources, effect at the time of the incurrence of debt even though they were not in effect during the fiscal year or twelve-month period to which such revenues relate, less all expenses of operation and maintenance in connection with the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, administration, and taxes, if any, but before deduction of provision for depreciation of assets, interest and other charges on debt; the term "debt service requirements" means the aggre(d) gate amount of amortization (including sinking fund allocations, if any), of, and interest and other charges on debt; and (e) whenever for the purposes of this Section, or of Section 5.05 hereof, it shall be necessary to value, in terms of the currency of the Guarantor, debt payable in another currency such valuation shall be made on the basis of the prevailI.ng lawful rate of exchange at which such other currency is, at the time of such valuation, obtainable for the purposes of servicing such debt, or, if such other currency is not so obtainable, at such rate of exchange as shall be reasonably determined by the Bank; such valuation shall exclude any amount to which the Guarantor may be entitled or liable in accordance with Section 42 (6) of the Ceylon Electricity Board Act. Section 5.05. (a) Except as the Bank shall otherwise agree, the Borrower shall before the start of each fiscal year review, and adjust if necessary, its tariffs, to provide sufficient revenue to cover operating expenses including taxes, if any, and straight-line depreciation, and to produce an annual return on the current value of its net fixed assets in service of eight per cent (8%) or such higher return as may be agreed upon between the Guarantor, the Bank and the Borrower. Prior to the payment to the Guarantor, of any dividend (b) on the share capital of the Borrower, including any dividend referred to in Section 39 (B) of the Ceylon Electricity Board Act, or to the making of any other payment or distribution to the Guarantor in respect of any such year, the Borrower, out of its net income, shall satisfy, or make due provision for the satisfaction of, not less than 30% of the capital expenditures incurred in respect of such year, after adding thereto or deducting therefrom the amount of any shortfall or excess in the amount so satisfied or provided for in respect of the immediately -9preceding fiscal year below or above expenditures incurred in respect thereof. (c) 30% of the capital For the purposes of this Section: (i) (ii) (iii) the annual return shall be calculated by relating net income before intereet and other charges on debt for that year to the average of the current value of net fixed assets in service at the beginning and at the end of that year; the term "current value of net fixed assets" means the gross value of fixed assets as initially revalued in accordance with the valuation study provided for in Part V of Schedule 1 of the Loan Agreement between the Bank and the Borrower dated July 28, 1969 and thereafter as annually reviewed and revalued from time to time, on the basis of appropriate methods of valuation acceptable to the Bank, less the amounts accumulated in respect of: (1) depreciation of assets (as so revalued); and (2) consumers' contributions or other contributions to capital expenditures all in accordance with proper accounting principles consistently applied; the term "net income" means 11 revenues of Borrower except income fr m investments directly related to its operations, less operating expenses; the not all (iv) the term "operating expenses" means all expenses of operation and maintenance in connection with the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, and of administration, including adeq,ate provision for depreciation, and for taxes, if any, but excluding provision for interest and other charges on debt; (v) the term "capital expenditures" shall mean all expenditures, including interest during construction but excluding operating expenses, incurred in - 10 - connection with the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity either: (A) (B) (vi) by the Borrower; or by any Government Department or body for the purpose of each Joint Scheme entered into by such Department or body as referred to in Section 12 (L) of the Ceylon Electricity Board Act; and the term "debt" and "debt service requirements" respectively set forth in have the meanings Section 5.04 of this Agreement. Section 5.06. The Borrower shall ensure that as at the last working day of each month the aggregate amount due to it in meters respect of electricity supplied by the Borrower for which Section shall have been read (other than amounts disputed under 55 of the Ceylon Electricity Board Act and any amounts duly written off in the books of the Borrower) shall not exceed the of aggregate amount of billings issued by the Borrower in respect on earlier, if or, day such on expiring the period of 3 months is billings of amount aggregate such which at as the latest date Borrower. known to the Section 5.07. The Borrower shall, with regard to its recommendations agreed the implement continue to tariffs, referred to in Section 4.06 (ii) of the Priject Agreement (Sixth Power Project) between the Association and the Borrower dated September 24, 1980. Section 5.08. The Borrower shall continue to maintain its inventories at levels satisfactory to the Guarantor and the Bank. ARTICLE VI Remedies of the Bank of the Section 6.01. For the purposes of Section 6.( specified are events General Conditions, the following additional pursuant to paragraph (k) thereof: The Guarantor or any other authority having jurisdic(a) tion shall have taken any action for the dissolution or disestablishment of the Borrower or for the suspension of its operations. - 11 - (b) The Ceylon Electricity Board Act shall have been amended, suspended, abrogated, repealed oi waived in such a way as to materially and adversely affect t7e ability of the Borrower to carry out the covenants, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement. (c) An extraordinary situation shall have arisen which shall make it improbable that the Borrower will be able to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Section 6.02. For the purposes of Section 7.01 of the General Conditions, the following additional events are specified pursuant to paragraph (h) thereof, namely that any events specified in paragraphs (a) or (b) of Section 6.01 of this Agreement shall occur. ARTICLE VII Termination AMAOGuA.I Section 7.01. The date /6pl9g L , is hereby specified for the purpose of Section 12.04 of the General Conditions. ARTICLE VIII Addresses Section 8.01. The following addresses are specified for the purposes of Section 11.01 of the General Conditions: For the Bank: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1818 H Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable address: INTBAFRAD Washington, D.C. Telex: 440098 (ITT) 248423 (RCA) or 64145 (WUI) - 12 - For the Borrower: Ceylon Electricity Board P.O. Box 540 Colombo Sri Lanka Cable address: Telex: 21368 KILOWATTS CE KILOWATTS Colombo IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, acting through their representatives thereunto duly authorized, have caused this Agreement to be signed in their respective names in the District of Colombia, United States of America, as of the day and year first above written. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT By Regional Vice President South Asia CEYLON ELECTRICITY BOARD By Authorized Representative - 13 SCEDULE 1 Withdrawal of the Proceeds of the Loan 1. The table below sets forth the Categories of imported items to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan and the allocation of the amounts of the Loan to each Category: Amount of the Loan Allocated (Expressed in Dollar Equivalent) Category (1) Equipment, materials and installation for the 80 megawatt diesel station 38,500,000 (2) Technical 1,500,000 services (3) Fee 631,034 (4) Unallocated 2,068,966 TOTAL 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of withdrawals shall be made in respect of: 42,700,000 paragraph 1 above, no (a) expenditures in the currency of the Guarantor or for goods or services supplied from the territory of the Guarantor; (b) payments made for expenditures prior to the date of this Agreement, except that withdrawals, in an aggregate amount not exceeding the equivalent of $4,200,000, may be made on account of payments made for such expenditures before that date but after April 1, 1982; and (c) payments for taxes levied by, or in the territory of, the Guarantor on goods or services, or on the importation, manufacture, procurement or supply thereof. - 14 - 3. Notwithstanding the allocation of an amount of the Loan set forth in the second column of the table in paragraph 1 above, if the Bank has reasonably estimated that the amount of the Loan then allocated to any Category will be insufficient to finance all expenditures in that Category, the Bank may, by notice to the Borrower, reallocate to such Category, to the extent required to meet the estimated shortfall, proceeds of the Loan which are then allocated to another Category and which in the opinion of the Bank are not needed to meet other expenditures. 4. If the Bank shall have reasonably determined that the procurement of any item in any Category is inconsistent with the procedures set forth or referred to in this Agreement, no expenditures for such item shall be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan and the Bank may, without in any way restricting or limiting any other right, power or remedy of the Bank under the Loan Agreement, by notice to the Borrower, cancel such amount of the Loan as, in the Bank's reasonable opinion, represents the amount of such expenditures which would otherwise have been eligible for financing out of the proceeds of the Loan. - 15 - SCHEDULE 2 Description of the Project The Project consists of the continuing development electricity generating system in Sri Lanka and comprises: 1. The development of an 80 megawatt located in the outskirts of Colombo. 2. Technical services, including engineering detailed design and implementation. diesel power of the station services for The Project is expected to be completed by March 31, 1984. - 16 - S(BIEDULE 3 Amortization Schedule Date Payment Due Payment of Principal (expressed in dollars)* On each March 1 and September 1 beginning March 1, 1985 March 1, 2002 through On September 1, 2002 * The figures in this column represent determined as of the respective dates General Conditions, Section 3.04. 1,185,000 1,225,000 dollar equivalents of withdrawal; see -17Premiums on Prepayment The following percentages are specified as the premiums payable on repayment in advance of maturity of any portion of the principal amount of the Loan pursuant to Section 3.04 (b) of the General Conditions: Time of Prepayment Premium Not more than three years before maturity 1.75% More than three years but not more than six years before maturity 3.50% More than six years but not more than eleven years before maturity 6.40% More than eleven years but not more than sixteen years before maturity 9.30% More than sixteen years but not more than eighteen years before maturity 10.45% More than eighteen years before maturity 11.60% - 18 - SCHEDULE 4 Procurement A. International Competitive Bidding Goods and civil works shall be procured under contracts 1. awarded in accordance with procedures consistent with those set forth in the current edition of the "Guidelines for Procurement under World Bank Loans and IDA Credits" published by the Bank in March 1977 (hereinafter called the Guidelines), on the basis of international competitive bidding as described in Part A of the Guidelines. Supply and erection of the 80 megawatt diesel power station 2. a single under carried out shall be Project the under contract. responsibility For the purpose of evaluation and comparison of bids for the 3. supply of goods to be procured on the basis of international competitive bidding: (i) bidders shall be required to state in their bid the c.i.f. (port of entry) price for the imported goods, or the ex-factory price or off-the-shelf price of other goods offered in such bid; (ii) customs duties and other import taxes levied in connection with the importation, or the sales and similar taxes levied in connection with the sale or delivery, pursuant to the bid, of the goods shall not be taken into account in the evaluation of the bids; and (iii) the cost of inland freight and other expenditures incidental to the delivery of the goods to the place of their use or installation shall be included. B. Review of Procurement Decisions by the Bank Review of invitations 1. final contract: to bid and of proposed With respect to the single contract referred of this Schedule: (a) After bids have been received Borrower shall, before a final decision on inform the Bank of the name of the bidder to award the contract and shall furnish to the time for its review, a detailed report on awards to in and Part A.3 and evaluated, the the award is made, which it intends to Bank, in sufficient the evaluation and - 19 - comparison of the bids received, together with the recommendations for award of the Borrower and such other information as the Bank shall reasonably request. The Bank shall, if it determines that the intended award would be inconsistent with the Guidelines or this Schedule, promptly inform the Borrower and state the reasons for such determination. a (b) The terms and conditions of the contract shall not, without the Bank's concurrence, materially differ from those on which bids were asked or prequalification was invited. (c) Two conformed copies of the contract shall be furnished to the Bank promptly after its execution and prior to the submission to the Bank of the first application for withdrawal of funds from the Loan Account in respect of such contract. 2. Before agreeing o any material modification or waiver of the terms and conditi- ts of a contract, or granting an extension of the stipulated time for performance of such contract, or issuing any change order under such contract (except in cases of extreme urgency) which would increase the cost of the contract by more than 1% of the original. price, the Borrower shall inform the Bank of the proposed modification, waiver, extension or change order and the reasons therefor. The Bank, if it determines that the proposal would be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, shall promptly inform the Borrower and state the reasons for its determination. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original in the archives of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In witness whereof I have signed this Certificate and affixed the Seal of the Bank thereunto this day of 4 1 , 198 . FOR SECRETARY
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