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Publication of Category A-Projects

Published export projects

Category A projects before final commitment 2022/2023

Category A projects, i.e. projects which may have serious environmental, social or human rights impacts, are published no later than 30 days before a final decision on the granting of export credit cover is taken. Subsequent firm commitments for cover are not recorded in this list.

Information on Category A projects covered in previous years can be found in the projektarchive (German version). 

Project overview

19.1.2023, construction and operation of a double-track high-speed train network, Egypt 

The project consists of the construction and operation of a double-track high-speed train network for passenger and freight transport. In total, the construction of three lines is planned, the present project includes the so-called "Green Line". The 660km route of the "Green Line" goes from El Ain El Sokhna City on the Red Sea Coast to Marsa Matrouh, on the Mediterranean Coast.
More information on the environmental, social and human rights aspects of the project can be found in the Non-Technical Summary (PDF, 530 KB). 

23.11.2022, Construction and operation of a wind farm, Türkiye

The project comprises the construction and operation of a wind farm with 23 wind turbines and a generation capacity of 100 MW. The project site is located approximately 60 km northwest of the city of Bursa. More information on the environmental, social and human rights aspects of the project can be found in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA, PDF, 4 MB).

23.11.2022, Construction and operation of a wind farm, Türkiye

The project comprises the construction and operation of a wind farm with 18 wind turbines and a generation capacity of 72 MW. The project site is located approximately 60 km northwest of the city of Bursa. More information on the environmental, social and human rights aspects of the project can be found in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA, PDF, 7,2 MB).

28.10.2022, construction and operation of a new combined-cycle gas turbine power plant, Uzbekistan 

The project involves the construction and operation of a new combined-cycle gas turbine power plant with a total generation capacity of approximately 1,560 MW. The project site is located north of the city of Termez. 
For more information on the environmental, social and human rights aspects of the project, please refer to the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA, PDF, 19,4 MB).

18.10.2022, Construction and operation of a plant for the production of green hydrogen and ammonia, Saudi Arabia

The project Helios involves the construction and operation of a plant for the production of green hydrogen, which will be further processed into green ammonia for better transport properties. The total annual production capacity will be 1.16 million tonnes of ammonia. The project is planned within the Neom planning region in the northwest of Saudi Arabia. Energy will be supplied by a solar park with a capacity of 2.2 GW in the east and a wind park with a capacity of 1.67 GW in the north of the Neom planning region. The ammonia production site is located near Duba in the south of the Neom region.
More detailed information on the environmental, social and human rights aspects of the project, please refer to the summaries of the Environmental Impact Assessment Reports Part 1 (PDF, 963 KB), Part 2 (PDF, 887 KB) and Part 3 (PDF, 1,88 MB). 

30.9.2022, Construction and operation of a plant for the production of polyamide pellets, China

The project involves the construction and operation of a plant for the production of polyamide pellets (raw material for the production of nylon 6 and nylon 66). The total annual production capacity will be 600,000 tons (400,000 tons of nylon 6 and 200,000 tons of nylon 66). The project is located in Yichang, about 60 km west of Jingzhou city.
For more information on the environmental, social and human rights aspects of the project, please refer to the summary of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA, PDF, 0,8 MB).

19.9.2022, Construction and operation of a fertilizer and a phosphoric acid plant, Türkiye

The project involves the construction and operation of a fertilizer and a phosphoric acid plant for the annual production of up to 460,000 tons di-ammonium-phosphate fertilizer or up to 1.1 million tons of multi-nutrient fertilizer and 210,000 tons of phosphoric acid. The project site is located in an existing industrial area near the to the city Samsun, Turkey.
For more information on the environmental, social and human rights aspects of the project, please refer to the Non-Technical Summary Environmental Impact Assessment (PDF, 0,8 MB).

12.9.2022, construction and operation of a petrochemical complex, Malaysia

The project involves the construction and operation of a petrochemical complex for the production of 5.844 million tons of aromatic petrochemicals and petroleum products annually. The project site is located in Pengerang Industrial Park in Kota Tinggi district, Johor, Malaysia. 
For more information on the environmental, social and human rights aspects of the project, please refer to the Environmental Social and Health Impact Assessment (ESHIA, PDF, 15 MB).

1.4.2022, Construction and operation of a wind farm, Türkiye

The project involves the construction and operation of a wind farm with 12 wind turbines and a generation capacity of 65 MW. The project site is located approximately 110 km north of Adana. 
For more information on the environmental, social and human rights aspects of the project, please refer to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA, PDF, 11 MB).