HSBC Issued First 'green' Trade Finance Facility For UAE's Lamprell

Even the trade finance industry is experiencing a “green touch”.

Recently the British multinational investment bank HSBC has announced a $48 million green trade finance facility to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for the UAE based project services company Lamprell. The aforesaid raised finance will provide aid to Lamprell in the execution and implementation of its fabrication work on the Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm project off the coast of Scotland.

As an initiative towards green funding, it was also announced by Starsight a couple of days ago stating the increased senior debt facility by Finnfund and Norfund from $10 million to $20 million to further aid the company’s solar hybrid solutions in Nigeria and Ghana.

In recent years, the facility of green bonds have been introduced by many regional governments and institutions which act like a crucial source of funds to ensure quality environmental results. HSBC was the only organizer for this appreciable facility. It is also the first green guarantee in the MENA region.

Daniel Howlett, HSBC’s Regional Head of Commercial Banking for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey told in the interview, “This exchange exhibits the commercial feasibility of green finance in the Middle East for guarantors beyond sovereigns, financial institutions and the big multinational companies. ”

He further added, “Feasible development is a higher priority in comparison to any other time for organizations that need to establish back better from the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Last time in June, the Lamprell turned into a subcontractor on the Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm project, situated close to the Angus coastline in Scotland. This project deals with creating and installing 114 wind turbine generators. The company was instructed to create 30 of the 114 jackets along with the suction base foundations for the generators.

Over the years, HSBC holds plenty of remarkable contributions towards feasible finance worldwide along with its essential products consisting of both wholesale and retail clients. The MENAT network of the bank has driven creative feasible finance transactions for the region.

Last year, an arrangement was announced by HSBC to focus on $1 trillion in financing and investment to aid the transition to a net-zero worldwide economy, following the Paris agreement. HSBC also explained its agenda of becoming net-zero in its activities and supply chain by 2030.