德恒律师事务所近日助力中国三峡集团在上交所发行首批碳中和绿色公司债券。此次发债规模为10亿元人民币，不低于70%的募集资金将用于金沙江白鹤滩水电站项目建设。

截至目前，三峡集团已成功在银行间和交易所两个市场首批发行30亿元人民币碳中和债券。据中国银行间市场交易商协会公告显示，包括三峡集团在内，南方电网、华能国际、国家电投集团、四川机场集团及雅砻江水电6家企业已于2月完成首批碳中和债券的发行，发行金额共计64亿元人民币。

为响应“碳达峰、碳中和”目标，碳中和债券的募集资金专项用于具有碳减排效益的绿色项目。相较一般绿色债券，碳中和债券还强化了信息披露透明度，要求每半年披露碳减排效益相关情况。

德恒三峡项目组牵头律师为合伙人徐建军、杨兴辉律师。

中信证券担任三峡集团发债主承销商。

Deheng acts on the first carbon neutrality green bonds in China

DeHeng Law Offices has assisted China Three Gorges Corporation on the issuance of its first carbon neutrality green bonds in Shanghai Stock Exchange, with a volume of $153 million. No less than 70 percent of the raised funds will be used for the building of Baihetan hydropower project on the Jinsha River.

China Three Gorges Corporation has successfully issued the first batch of carbon neutrality bonds worth $460 million so far in the interbank and exchange markets. By far, six companies, all of which energy titans in China, have issued their first carbon neutrality green bonds totaling $983 million.

The funds raised by the carbon neutrality green bonds are earmarked for green projects with carbon reduction benefits. Compared with ordinary green bonds, those bonds also strengthen its transparency with disclosing information of carbon emission reduction benefits every six months.

The deal was led by partners Xu Jianjun and Yang Xinghui.

CITIC Securities acted as the sponsor for the bond.

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