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Fossil fuel projects financed or approved by the World Bank Group since 1992

Sustainable Energy and Economy Network

Last update: Oct. 15, 2001

 

TOTALS

Fossil fuel financing, World Bank Group, since 1992:

$20.842 billion

Estimated lifetime carbon dioxide emissions from these projects:

40.648 billion tons

World Bank Group  --  Approved fossil fuel projects
Country
Project
$ (milll)
Date
CO2
Approved  
Africa-region  Sub-Saharan petroleum trade
80
IFC
Feb. 8, 2001 
C.America-reg. TECO power investments 
16
IFC
May 13, 1999
Albania Patos Marinza oil field  
108.5
IFC
Mar 26, 1998
11.04
Albania Patos Marinza oil field  
10
IFC
Mar 30, 2001 
Algeria 2,000MW gas power plants 
18
IBRD
Feb.27,2001 
159.0
Argentina Bridas oil  + gas field
70
IFC
FY1995
81.5
Argentina Diadema oil field 
60
IFC
FY1996
23.8
Argentina Agua delCajon 354MWgas pp
68.7
MIGA
FY1998
28.1
Argentina Gasnor gas distribution
40
IFC
June 21, 2001
Argentina Neuquen oil field    
26.4
IFC
FY1996
29.7
Argentina San Lorenzo oil refinery  
50
IFC
FY1996
130.2
Arg.-Chile GasPacifico pipeline  
31.4
MIGA
FY1999
53.5
Arg.-Chile GasAndes pipeline/field   
80
IFC
FY1994
151.9
Armenia Hrazdan 300MW gas-fired
13.7
IDA
Dec. 8, 1994 
23.8
Armenia Elect. sector priv./rehab.
51.7
IDA
Mar. 4, 1999 
Azerbaijan Guneshli oil field restructrg  
20.9
IDA
Apr. 20, 1995
Azerbaijan Early Oil development 
100
IFC
July 21, 1998
356.5
Azerbaijan MEP oil pipeline study 5 
5
IBRD
Sept. 19, 1996
5,750.5
Bangladesh Khulna 100MW oil/gas pp
29.3
MIGA
FY1999
Bangladesh Khulna 100MW oil/gas pp
26.8
IFC
June 11, 1998
Bangladesh Haripur 360MW gas pp 
60.9
IDA
June 1, 2000 
Bangladesh Haripur (AES)power plant
60
IFC
Apr. 26, 2000
Bangladesh Gas pipeline network 
120.8
IDA
FY1995
1,100.1
Bangladesh Rural energy (3x11MWgas)  
7
IFC
Jan. 14, 2000
Bolivia Hydrocarbon sector project    
4.8
IDA
June 5, 2000
Bolivia Hydrocarbon sector project 
10.6
IDA
FY1996
45.8
Bolivia Port Aguirre diesel terminal
5.2
IFC
June 21, 2001
Bolivia/Brazil Bolivia to Brazil gas pipeline
180
EBRD
Dec. 10, 2000
405.15
Bolivia/Brazil Bolivia to Brazil gas pipeline
310
IBRD
Dec. 17, 1997
Bolivia/Brazil Bolivia to Brazil gas pipeline
14.8
MIGA
FY1999
Bosnia-Herz  Bolivia to Brazil gas pipeline
25
IDA
May 19, 1998
316.3
Bosnia-Herz  SEF Kopex gas stations 
2.6
IFC
Aug. 4, 1998
Brazil   Alliant Energy investments
80
IFC
June 12, 2001
Brazil   Cabiunas/Campos gas plant
15
MIGA
2000
79.4
Brazil   Deutsche Bank oil&gas 
60
MIGA
2001(2Q)
Brazil   Barracuda-Caratinga oil field
12
MIGA
2001(2Q)
346.5
Brazil   Sao Paolo I+II 900MW gas 
100
MIGA
2000
71.5
Cameroon  Rio del Rey-Mokoko oil field
250
IFC
Mar 12, 1998
356.2
Cameroon  Rio del Rey-Lokele oil field
105
IFC
FY1994
Cameroon  Rio del Rey oil field       
95
IFC
FY1997
Cameroon  Petroleum envtl capacity 
5.7
IDA
2000
Cameroon  Petroleum envtl capacity 
53.4
IBRD
2000
Cam/Chad Oil field, pipeline     
92.9
IBRD
June 2000
Chad    Chad-Cameroon petroleum
400
IFC
June 6, 2000
446.4
Chad    Petroleum envtl capacity
23.7
IDA
Jan. 27, 2000
Chad    Petroleum envtl capacity
39.5
IBRD
Jan. 27, 2000
Chad    Petroleum economy managmt 
17.5
IBRD
2000
China  Alliant 225MW coal pps  
25
IFC
June 13, 2001
36.0
China  Beilungang 1,800MW coal
400
IBRD
FY1995
286.1
China  Coastal-Guzu-24MW gas 
10.8
MIGA
1999
1.9
China  Coastal-Nanjing-76mw gas/ds
20.7
MIGA
1999
9.6
China  Coastal-Suzhou 76MW     
17.6
MIGA
1998
6.0
China  Coastal-Wuxi 40MW diesel
13.5
MIGA
FY1997
7.0
China  Daning coal mine 
25
IFC
May 17, 2001
China  Hainan 150MW diesel
16.7
MIGA
FY1996
26.1
China  Henan 1,200MW coa
440
IBRD
Feb. 27, 1996
190.7
China  Hunan 1,300 coal pps
300
IBRD
June 18, 1998
207.8
China  Maanshan carbon black plant 
10
IFC
June 26, 2001
0.6
China  Sichuan hydrocarbons dev.
235
IBRD
FY1994
725.2
China  Tuoketuo 3,600MW coal pp 
400
IBRD
May 27, 1997
575.9
China  Waigaoqao 2,000MW coal
400
IBRD
June 24, 1997
319.9
China  Yangcheng 2,100MW coal
250
IBRD
Mar 26, 1998
335.9
China  Yangzhou 1,200MW coal
350
IBRD
FY1994
190.7
Colombia Harken oil/gas field 
55
IFC
June 11, 1999
10.1
Colombia Promigas pipeline 
35
IFC
FY1994
389.8
Colombia Promigas pipeline 
30
IFC
FY1996 
Colombia Termotasajero 300MW coal
62.4
MIGA
1999
48.0
Congo (Brzvl) N’Kossa oil field
141.4
IFC
FY1995
1,364.0
Cote d’Ivoire Block CI-11 oil/gas fields
97.3
IFC
Block CI-11 oil/gas fields
108.8
Cote d’Ivoire Azito 300MW gas pp
86
IFC
June 30, 1999
Cote d’Ivoire Petro Ivoire II gas stations
2.9
IFC
June 9, 1998
Cote d’Ivoire Vridi 100MW gas pp 
79.7
IDA
FY1995
Cote d’Ivoire Vridi 100MW gas pp 
17.8
IFC
FY1999
Czech Rep. Kladno 332MW coal pp
30.4
MIGA
FY1998
45.9
Czech Rep. Kladno 332MW coal pp
125
IFC
July 1996
Dom. Rep. CEPM 50MW diesel
11.1
MIGA
FY2000
8.7
Dom. Rep. Coastal Power 150MWgas
90
MIGA
FY2000
11.9
Dom. Rep. Coastal power plants 
20
MIGA
2001(2Q)
Dom. Rep. Power sector privatization
20
IBRD
Jan. 15, 1998
Dom. Rep. Puerto Plata 185MW oil 
1.5
IFC
FY1996
25.0
Egypt Qarun oil field
92.5
IFC
Qarun oil field
34.0
Egypt Sidi Krir 682.5MW gas pp
220
IFC
Apr. 6, 2000
54.2
Ethiopia Calub gas field
74.8
IDA
FY1994
136.9
Gabon Elect. sector privatization
N/A
IFC
FY1996
Gaza Electric sector inv. 
15
IDA
FY1999  
17.2
Georgia Early Oil pipeline study
1.4
IDA
April 8, 1997
Georgia Energy sector (oil&gas)
25
IDA
FY1999 
592.0
Georgia MEP pipeline study
9.6
IDA
March 2001 
Georgia Ninotsminda oil field 
6
IFC
Sept. 24, 1998
13.6
Ghana Takoradi 300MW oil/gas pp
175.6
IDA
FY1995 
23.8
Guatemala Basic oil field 
20
IFC
FY1994
27.6
Guatemala Pto Quetzal 235MWdiesel-gas
0.7
IFC
FY1996
24.8
Honduras Puerto Cortes 60MW diesel
53.2
IFC
FY1995
10.4
Honduras Puerto Cortes 60MW diesel
50
MIGA
FY1995
Hungary Kelenfold 137MW gas pp
100
IBRD
FY1994
10.9
Hungary Quick Start 200MW diesel
60
IBRD
June 27, 1997
34.8
India  Andhra Pradesh power sector
210
IBRD
FY1999
N/A
India  Astha Power 26MW oil
9
IFC
Oct. 13, 1999
3.5
India  Balagarh 500MW coal pp
37
IFC
FY1996 
79.5
India  Coal India mining expansion
535
IBRD
Sept. 10, 1997
3,794.0
India  Coal India mining resettlement
63
IDA
FY1996
India  DLF 15MW pp
36.5
IFC
FY1994
2.4
India  First Haryana elect. sector
60+
IBRD
Jan. 1998
India  GVK 235MW gas pp 
118.3
IFC
FY1994
37.3
India  Ib Valley 420MW coal pp
150
IFC
FY1995
66.8
India  NTPC power investments
400
IBRD
FY1993
27.8
India  Oil and gas venture fund
8
IFC
FY1996
India  Orissa  power sector 
350
IBRD
FY1996
India  Powergrid system I 
350
IBRD
Mar 23, 1993
India  Powergrid system II
450
UBRD
May 3, 2001
India  Rain Calcining 49MW coal 
24.7
IFC
Aug. 28, 1995
7.8
India  Sarshatali coal mine
35
IFC
Nov. 9, 2000
206.0
India  Tamil Nadu 250MW coal pp
198
IFC
FY1994
39.7
India  Uttar Pradesh power sector
150
IBRD
Apr. 25,2000
India  Varun LPG ship  
11.7
IFC
FY1996
Indonesia  Paiton 1,230MW coal pp 
50
MIGA
FY1996
196.8
Indonesia  Petrosea coal, oil & gas
25
IFC
June 13, 2000
40.65
Indonesia  Banjamasin 660MW coal pp
260.5
IBRD
FY1994 
109.7
Iran   Qom 300MW gas pp
165
IBRD
Mar. 1993 
23.8
Jamaica JPP 60MW diesel pp
43.2
MIGA
FY1995 
10.4
Jamaica Old Harbour 74MW diesel
24
IFC
FY1995
12.9
Jamaica Old Harbour 74MW diesel
30
MIGA
FY1996
Jamaica Old Harbour 74MW diesel
14.4
MIGA
FY1997
Jamaica Power sector exp./privatztn
60
IBRD
FY1993
Jamaica Power sector rehab.
21
IBRD
FY1996
Kazakhstan Akshabulak oil field
57.5
IFC
FY1994
76.2
Kazakhstan Akshabulak oil field
65.7
IFC
FY1996 
Kazakhstan Alautransgas LPG
20
IFC
Mar. 16, 1999
Kazakhstan Elect. Sector rehab
140
IBRD
Dec. 21, 1999
Kazakhstan Oil and gas sector restructure
15.7
IBRD
March 1994
Kazakhstan Sazankurak field expansion
20
IFC
Apr. 14, 2000
62.0
Kazakhstan Uzen oil field production
109
IBRD
July 2, 1996
Kenya Embakasi/Ruaraka104MWpp
72
IDA
Oct. 24, 2000
18.3
Kenya Gapco fuel oil terminal
15
IFC
June 22, 2001
Kenya Gapco fuel tankers
1
IFC
Jan. 2, 1999
Kenya Kipevu 74MW diesel pp
47.7
IFC
Sept. 24, 1999
Kenya First Energy (150MW diesel)
125
IDA
June 27, 1997
26.1
Kosovo Energy sector TA
2.5
IBRD
May 4, 2001
Kyrgyz Rep. Bishkek 90MW coal
15
IDA
May 23, 1996
14.3
Kyrgyz Rep. Petroleum exploration
51.9
IDA
June 25, 1998
Madagascar Petroleum sector privatization
51.9
IDA
FY1994
452.8
Mexico Cent.Saltillo 250MW oil/gas
80
IFC
Feb 13, 2001
26.8
Mexico Rio Bravo 250MW gas pp
165
IFC
Dec. 2, 1999
19.9
Mongolia Coal and copper mining
20
IDA
FY1994
1984.0
Mongolia Shivee-Ovoo/Baganuur coal
35
IDA
FY1996
Mongolia Energy sector (coal/diesel)
30
IDA
May 3, 2001
Morocco  Jorf Lasfar 696MW coal pp
184
IBRD
Aug. 28, 1997
111.3
Mozambique Eskom/Mozal 850MW coal
69.4
MIGA
FY2000
128.0
Mozambique Maputo coal terminal exp.
1.3
IFC
FY1995
162.6
Mozambique Pande gas fields
30
IDA
June 1994
131.0
Nigeria Niger Delta/Shell contractors
15
IFC
June 19, 2001
1719.9
Nigeria Bailey Bridges oil field ferry
0.1
IFC
Apr. 4, 1996
Nigeria Bailey Bridges oil field ferry
0.833
IFC
Mar. 19, 1998
Nigeria Privatization (incl. power)
114.3
IDA
June 14, 2001
Nigeria Transmission development
100
IDA
July 30, 2001
Oman Al-Manah 100MW gas pp
76
IFC
FY1994
7.9
Pakistan Gul Ahmed 125MW diesel pp
69.1
IFC
July 24, 1995
21.8
Pakistan Hub 1,469MW oil pp
250
IBRD
FY1995 
198.4
Pakistan Kohinoor 120MW diesel pp
67.9
IFC
FY1995 
20.9
Pakistan Lal Pir 337MW coal pp 
49.5
IFC
April 7, 1995
53.6
Pakistan Bhit gas field
40
IFC
June 14, 2001
57.6
Pakistan Pak Gen 337MW oil pp
79.5
IFC
Dec. 20, 1996
45.5
Pakistan Saba 125MW oil pp
5
MIGA
FY1997
16.9
Pakistan Tapal 126MW oil pp
8
MIGA
FY1998
17.0
Pakistan Tapal 126MW oil pp
2
MIGA
FY1997
Pakistan Sui natural gas field
52.1
IFC
FY1994
62.0
Pakistan Sui natural gas field
2
IFC
FY1995
Pakistan Uch 586MW gas pp 
131
IFC
May 20, 1996
46.6
Panama  Bahia Las Minas 355MW gas
3.3
MIGA
FY2001
28.2
Papua NG PNG gas development
7
IBRD
June 1, 2000
785.8
Papua NG Petroleum sector privatization
11