Pre-feasibility Study Lebanon Grain Silo

Challenge

In August 2020, a massive explosion destroyed large parts of the Port of Beirut and placed a constraint on much-needed grain imports to Lebanon. The country relies on grain imports as stable food and animal feed. The country's second-largest port, the Port of Tripoli, could represent an alternative import gateway and significantly contribute to Lebanon's food security. EBRD contracted HPC for a high-level pre-feasibility study aiming to assess the technical, financial, environmental and legal feasibility of the realisation of grain silo facilities at the Port of Tripoli.

Tasks Performed

• Analysed market for grain demand, imports and exports
• Prepared demand forecast for types of grain
• Determined capacity of existing facilities
• Determined capacity demand based on demand forecast
• Planned equipment, infrastructure and staffing requirements
• Assessed environmental and social requirements and effects
• Estimated cost of construction
• Assessed financial and economic feasibility
• Assessed legal and financing options of the company
• Risk analysis
• Prepared implementation strategy and plan

Benefit

HPC and project partners provided the client with the technical, environmental, social, financial, economic and legal basis for deciding on the realisation of grain silo facilities.