PROJECT

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Environmental & Social Review Summary

Project Number

25763

Company Name

MOORHOUSE PROPERTIES LIMITED

Date ESRS Disclosed

May 13, 2009

Country

Nigeria

Region

Africa

Last Updated Date

Nov 30, 2016

Environmental Category

B - Limited

Status

Active

Previous Events

Approved : May 13, 2011
Signed : Jun 17, 2011
Invested : Oct 31, 2012

Sector

City and Business Hotel

Industry

Tourism, Retail and Property

Department

Regional Industry - MAS Africa

Project Description

Moorhouse Properties Limited (hereafter referred to as “MPL” or “the Company”) has embarked on an expansion program to increase its existing presence in the Nigerian hospitality industry. MPL currently has an equity stake in various hospitality facilities in Nigeria including Accor branded hotels situated in Lagos (Sofitel) and Port Harcourt (Novotel), which are 5 and 4-star facilities respectively, a 3-star Ibis-branded property which is located near the Lagos airport and opened on 1 February 2011, and two 2-star facilities trading under the Travelhouse brand. One of these facilities is located in Lekki on the outskirts of Lagos, and the other is situated in Ibapan, 120 km from Lagos and which commenced operations on 1 February 2011. MPL also owns the Epe Resort and Spa located in the town of Epe some 90 km from Lagos which is currently under construction and scheduled to open in April 2011. The company has also acquired two sites in Lagos which will be used for construction of an Ibis and Travelhouse hotel respectively; additional sites for these two hotel brands may be identified in the future. In 1999 IFC was previously involved with MPL, specifically the Sofitel Moorhouse Hotel in Lagos, and this investment is complete with IFC no longer associated with the project. IFC considered further investments in 2007 and 2009 to support the Company’s expansion program, but did not proceed. In both instances though, the Environmental and Social Review Summary documents for the projects were disclosed. The current investment being considered in the Company would involve a $7.4 million equity investment in MPL and a $7.5 million standby loan to one of MPL’s subsidiaries, A M Hotel Limited, with the funds being used to support expansion plans. Other than the hotels trading under the Travelhouse brand, which are managed and operated by a subsidiary company of MPL, all the other facilities are managed and operated by Accor, a multinational French company, which owns and operates hotels in over 100 countries.

Overview of IFC's Scope of Review

IFC’s 2009 review of the project included the following: Documentation review, including the Environmental Impact Assessments undertaken for existing projects and the Environmental and Social Review Summary document for the previous investment considered in MPL in 2007 A site visit to the Epe Resort and Spa located approximately 65 km east of central Lagos A site visit to the Ibis hotel located near the Lagos airport which was under construction at the time, and a visit to a vacant site for a new Ibis hotel in Apapa, Lagos A site visit to the operational Travelhouse hotel in Lekki, Lagos, and a vacant site which is to be the location for another Travelhouse hotel in Festac, Lagos Discussions with one of the Directors in MPL, and the Project Coordinator Since the 2009, material changes to the project are limited to completion of the Ibis hotel in Lagos, and the Travelhouse in Ibapan. These two facilities were opened on 1 February 2011. Thus for purposes of the current project, the review has been as limited to discussions with the MPL Directors and written responses from MPL to queries submitted.

E & S Project Categorization and Applicable Standard

Environmental and Social Mitigation Measures

Stakeholder Engagement

Client Documentation

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MPL_%20ESRS%20and%20SPI%20Client%20Release%20Letter_February%202011.docx.pdf