China Development Bank provides $10,571,875 loan to State Grid Brazil Holding S.A.

Project narrative

On December 19, 2014, China Development Bank provided a $10,571,875 loan to State Grid Brazil Holding S.A. for its subsidiary Expansion Transmissão de Energia Elétrica S.A (ETEE). SGID is the subsidiary of State Grid Corporation of China; it is therefore a state-owned Chinese company and operates in the areas of construction, engineering, and management of power grid projects. The loan has an interest rate of LIBOR + 2.20% (Dec. 2014 6 month LIBOR average+2.20 = 2.543%) and a maturity of June 20, 2015 with principal and interest payments on this date. The use of this loan is unclear. By way of background, in December 2010, State Grid Corporation of China acquired 100% stakes in seven Brazilian transmission concession companies through its wholly owned Brazilian subsidiary, State Grid Brazil Holding S.A. (“SGBH”), each with a secured 30-year operating right. The assets in these companies at the time of acquisition included transmission lines with a total length of 3,176 km, six 500 kV substations, two 500 kV switching stations and one 345 kV substation. SGBH assumed responsibility for operating these 7 transmission companies. Then, in May 2012, SGBH entered into an agreement to acquire another seven Brazilian transmission concession companies, each with a secured 30-year operating right. The seven companies’ assets at the time of acquisition included transmission lines with a total length of 2,792 km, 11 self-owned substations and 12 substations jointly controlled with others. These activities and other electricity transmission projects — including the 2,518 km Belo Monte ±800 kV UHVDC Transmission Project (or 巴西美丽山水电特高压直流送出二期项 or ±800千伏特高压直流输电工程) — have been supported by China Development through a series of loans.