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ESLA Plc makes Ghs 3.6 billion interest payments to bondholders

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KPMG, administrators of the Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA) Plc, has revealed that a total of Ghs 3.615 billion has been disbursed as interest payments bondholders so far.

Frederick Dennis, a partner at KPMG, told investors and brokers at the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) that an outstanding amount of Ghs 266.44 million has been transferred to the Trustee to be paid to bondholders of the last two bonds in December 2020 and January 2021.

“One of the things that ESLA has been known for is that we pay our coupons. Because of the way our system has been set up, it would be very difficult for us to default in terms of our coupon payment. We have over the period paid out our coupons according to schedule. Therefore, all bondholders should expect to receive their funds on the due date,” he said at the GSE’s Fact Behind the Figures series.

ESLA Plc has, since its inception, issued bonds worth Ghs 8.294 billion while there is a total outstanding of Ghs 7.63 billion following a buyback of some Ghs 664 million in June 2019.

The major channel through which funds are mobilized to pay bondholders is the Energy Debt Recovery Levy (EDRL).

In 2019, the EDRL collections stood at a monthly average of Ghs 140.6 million. This represents 101.21 percent of expected collections and is above the 88.50 percent expected realization of projected amounts.

Excess collections for 2019 presented some cash flow robustness and supported the issuance of new tranches in the first quarter of 2020.

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For January-October 2020, actual EDRL collections stand at a monthly average of Ghs 128.1 million. Actual cash collections for the period represent 80.79 percent of expected collections.

In nominal terms, on a monthly average EDRL collection for 2020 is lesser than that of 2019, thus far.

However, data for September and October 2020 show increased collections of Ghs 180.4 million and Ghs 190.7 million respectively above the projected average monthly collection of Ghs 158.6m for 2020.

The increased collections witnessed in September and October, 2020 is expected to continue for the rest of the year in light of the peak election season and pending Christmas festivities, thus improving ESLA’s cash flow and liquidity.

ESLA Plc was incorporated in September 2017 as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), sponsored by the Government of Ghana, to amongst others issue debt securities to refinance and repay energy sector debt.

It has successfully collected revenues over the last two years, a combination of historical actuals as well as projections from the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) have been used to forecast petroleum products’ consumption over a 12-year forecast period to 2032.

ESLA Bond Transaction has been recognized as the best restructuring deal at the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) Finance Achievement Awards 2017.

The ESLA Bond Transaction was part of nine transactions across EMEA that were recognized in various categories that year.

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