RPP Infra gets funding from Gabon bank for housing project

30 Aug 2011 Evaluate

RPPInfra Projects Ltd had received in-principle approval from two banks inRepublic of Gabon and Congo, to fund its Rs 1,500-crore (Euro 250 million) masshousing contract in Gabon. Ecobank of Libreville, Gabon, and BDEAC Bank,Brazaville (Congo), have approved the funding for the Gabon Housing project. Outof this, Ecobank has already sanctioned Rs 170 crore for the project, asfunding for the first phase. Negotiations are onwith BDEAC Bank and the approval is expected to be completed in a month.

TheDesign, Build, Finance and Transfer (DBFT) model contract is to construct anddeliver 10,000 houses over 36 months over various phases. It would set up 1,500housing units in the Phase I, spread over 70 hectares at an estimated value ofRs 200 crore. This funding willhelp the company in mobilising resources and to speed up the project and tocomplete the project in time. The government of Gabon has also offered variousincentives including tax sops, duty-free import of machinery, tools,construction materials and plant.

Thecompany's total order book has touched Rs 2,150 crore, as on August 1, 2011,which is to be executed over next 36 months. It has so far completed around 200civil projects in India, mainly in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and inAndaman and Nicobar Islands. It has also forayed into Sri Lanka for railwayproject.crackcrack

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