DBS Group Holdings Ltd (2025)
| Signing Date | 18 Nov 2019 |
| Region of Headquarters: | Asia-Oceania |
| Current EPFI Reporting Year/Period: | 2025 |
| Institutional Reporting: | Link to Report - Link to Additional Report |
Please read the important notes and disclaimer for further information on ‘EPFI Reporting’, compliance and publication on the EP website.
Further information on this EPFI may be obtained through the Institutional Reporting hyperlink.
Project Finance Advisory Services
Total number mandated in the reporting period: 4
| Sector | |
|---|---|
| Mining | |
| Infrastructure | |
| Oil & Gas | |
| Power | 3 |
| Others | 1 |
| Sub-Total | 4 |
| Region | |
|---|---|
| Americas | |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | |
| Asia Pacific | 4 |
| Sub-Total | 4 |
Project Finance Transactions
Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 6
| Equator Principles Category | A1 | B2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | |||
| Mining | |||
| Infrastructure | |||
| Oil & Gas | |||
| Power | 1 | 4 | |
| Others | 1 | ||
| Region | |||
| Americas | |||
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 1 | ||
| Asia Pacific | 1 | 4 | |
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | 3 | ||
| Non Designated Country | 1 | 2 | |
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | 1 | 5 | |
| No | |||
| Totals | 1 | 5 | |
Category A – Projects with potential significant adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts that are diverse, irreversible or unprecedented.
Category B – Projects with potential limited adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts that are few in number, generally site-specific, largely reversible and readily addressed through mitigation measures.
Category C – Projects with minimal or no adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts.
Designated Countries are those countries deemed to have robust environmental and social governance, legislation systems and institutional capacity designed to protect their people and the natural environment.
Project-related Refinance & Project-related Acquisition For Project Finance
Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 1
| Sector | |
|---|---|
| Mining | |
| Infrastructure | |
| Oil & Gas | |
| Power | 1 |
| Others | |
| Sub-Total | 1 |
| Region | |
|---|---|
| Americas | |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | |
| Asia Pacific | 1 |
| Sub-Total | 1 |
| Country Designation | |
|---|---|
| Designated Country | 1 |
| Non Designated Country | |
| Both | |
| Sub-Total | 1 |
Project Name Reporting For Project Finance (And Project-related Refinance & Project-related Acquisition Finance For Project Finance)
| No. | Project Name | Sector | Project Location(s) | Year of Financial Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Kingsman | Power | Taiwan, China | 2025 |
| 2 | Wooreen BESS | Power | Australia | 2025 |
| 3 | Lotus | Power | Taiwan, China | 2025 |
| 4 | AESC UK PLANT 2 LIMITED (Project Ekins) | Others | United Kingdom | 2025 |
Number of projects that were not disclosed as per the disclosure conditions specified in Annex B of the Principles: 3
Under EP4, project name reporting is required for Project Finance transactions that have reached Financial Close and encouraged for Project-Related Corporate Loans that have reached Financial Close.
Project-Related Corporate Loans
Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 11
| Equator Principles Category | A1 | B2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | |||
| Mining | 1 | ||
| Infrastructure | 7 | ||
| Oil & Gas | 1 | ||
| Power | 1 | ||
| Others | 1 | ||
| Region | |||
| Americas | 1 | 5 | |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 1 | ||
| Asia Pacific | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Non Designated Country | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| No | |||
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Category A – Projects with potential significant adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts that are diverse, irreversible or unprecedented.
Category B – Projects with potential limited adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts that are few in number, generally site-specific, largely reversible and readily addressed through mitigation measures.
Category C – Projects with minimal or no adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts.
Designated Countries are those countries deemed to have robust environmental and social governance, legislation systems and institutional capacity designed to protect their people and the natural environment.
Project-related Refinance & Project-related Acquisition For Project-related Corporate Loans
Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 0
Project Name Reporting For Project-related Corporate Loans (And Project-related Refinance & Project-related Acquisition For Project-related Corporate Loans)
| No. | Project Name | Sector | Project Location(s) | Year of Financial Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Skyline | Infrastructure | United States | 2025 |
| 2 | Project Rush Hour | Infrastructure | United States | 2025 |
| 3 | Vantage OH 1 | Infrastructure | United States | 2025 |
| 4 | AirTrunk SGP2 | Infrastructure | Singapore | 2025 |
| 5 | Phoenix | Others | Malaysia | 2025 |
| 6 | Energia Costa Azul LNG | Oil & Gas | Mexico | 2025 |
| 7 | OranjeWind | Power | Netherlands | 2025 |
Number of projects that were not disclosed as per the disclosure conditions specified in Annex B of the Principles: 4
Under EP4, project name reporting is encouraged for Project-Related Corporate Loans that have reached Financial Close and required for Project Finance transactions that have reached Financial Close.
EP4 applies for those transactions mandated after 1 October 2020 and that have reached Financial Close by the end of the period being reported.
Implementation of the Equator Principles
DBS has a policy titled “Equator Principles Implementation Guide for Project Finance and Related Business” that outlines the scope and applicability of Equator Principles. When a Relationship Manager or the Project Finance team is evaluating a transaction, they will be required to evaluate if the transaction is subject to Equator Principles. For a transaction that falls within the scope of Equator Principles, the Relationship Manager or Project Finance team will be required to complete a checklist indicating how the underlying project is aligned with the Equator Principles. This checklist is reviewed by an independent EP/ E&S/ Sustainability team for validation and verification prior to being submitted as part of the credit memo application.
The EP/ E&S/ Sustainability team is also involved to provide agreement on the project categorisation as well as to review Environmental, Social Due Diligence report prepared by a third-party consultant. Where a Project does not require the appointment of an independent consultant, the EP/ E&S/ Sustainability team will provide the necessary assistance to ensure that the Sponsor is clear of the requirement allowing the underlying project’s alignment with the Equator Principles.
The implementation of EP is also described in “Our Approach to Responsible Financing”, which can be accessed from here: https://www.dbs.com/sustainability/responsible-banking/default.page