KYIV, Aug. 1 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development may provide $100 million loan to Naftogaz Ukrayiny in September to help the company pay for natural gas imports ahead of the winter, the EBRD reported Wednesday.

The installment is part of a $250 million loan facility to support Ukraine’s gas imports that is being arranged by Goldman Sachs and backed with political risk guarantees from the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).