KBC Group N.V. (2021)

Signing Date 27 Jan 2004
Region of Headquarters: Europe
Current EPFI Reporting Year/Period: 2021
Institutional Reporting: Link to Report

 

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Project Finance Advisory Services

Total number mandated in the reporting period: 17

Sector
Mining
Infrastructure 2
Oil & Gas
Power 7
Others 8
Sub-Total 17
Region
Americas
Europe, Middle East & Africa 17
Asia Pacific
Sub-Total 17

Project Finance Transactions

Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 9

Equator Principles Category A1 B2 C3
Sector
Mining
Infrastructure 3
Oil & Gas
Power 2 4
Others
Region
Americas
Europe, Middle East & Africa 5 4
Asia Pacific
Country Designation
Designated Country 4 5 4
Non Designated Country
Both
Independent Review
Yes 5 4
No
Totals 5 4
1

Category A – Projects with potential significant adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts that are diverse, irreversible or unprecedented.

2

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.

3

Category C – Projects with minimal or no adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts.

4

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

This information is required under EP4. EP4 applies for those transactions mandated after 1 October 2020 and that have reached Financial Close by the end of the period being reported.

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 Obton Group Power Hungary 2021
2 Via Salis / D4 Infrastructure Czechia 2021
3 Energy Solar CZ 2 Power Czechia 2021
4 Parkwind Ost Gmbh Power Germany 2021
5 SEMOP Port La Nouvelle Infrastructure France 2021
6 Storm Gent 3 Power Belgium 2021
7 Wind4Flanders Projects Alfa Power Belgium 2021
8 Sunroof NV Power Belgium 2021

Project-Related Corporate Loans

Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 8

Equator Principles Category A1 B2 C3
Sector
Mining
Infrastructure
Oil & Gas
Power
Others 8
Region
Americas
Europe, Middle East & Africa 8
Asia Pacific
Country Designation
Designated Country 4 8
Non Designated Country
Both
Independent Review
Yes
No 8
Totals 8
1

Category A – Projects with potential significant adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts that are diverse, irreversible or unprecedented.

2

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.

3

Category C – Projects with minimal or no adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts.

4

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

This information is required under EP4. EP4 applies for those transactions mandated after 1 October 2020 and that have reached Financial Close by the end of the period being reported.

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 Biggeorge 22 Others Hungary 2021

Number of projects that were not disclosed as per the disclosure conditions specified in Annex B of the Principles: 8

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

Scope of EP within KBC
Products
  • Project Finance with total investment costs ≥ USD 10mln
  • Trade Finance – Export Finance[1]Credit facilities via Export Credit Agencies (ECA)
  • Real Estate:
    • Large Real Estate development & real estate re-development non-recourse projects with investment costs ≥ eq. EUR 30mln.
    • Site financing (feasibility stage) –> Corporate Related Project Financing with investment costs ≥ EUR 45mln
Geographical scope
  • Network Clients:
  • Home-5 countries: Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria
  • Neighbouring countries: Netherlands, France, Germany, UK and Luxembourg
  • Non-network Clients:
  • Home-5 countries: Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria
  • Neighbouring countries: Netherlands, France, Germany, UK and Luxembourg
Subject to: Related Contractors are on the approved yearly nominative list of Specialized Finance .
  • Others countries –> mainly linked to Export Finance
Designated Countries
Non-Designated Countries
Category A
Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) —> check compliance with relevant host country laws, regulations and permits
Action Plan (AP) –> should address findings of the ESIA
Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) and Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA)
ESIA –>  Check compliance with:
–       IFC Performance Standards
–       World Bank group Industry specific EHS guidelines
AP –> should address findings of the ESIA
HRDD –>  check compliance with IFC PS and UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
CCRA –> check alignment with Climate Physical Risk and Climate Transition Risk categories of the TCFD.
Category B
Category C
Check that all officially required permits and licenses are obtained
Who does what and when: 
Account Manager (AM) –> Checks EP compliance and proposes a Category:
Credit Advisor –> Concurs with proposed EP Category or not, motivating the proposed category.
Credit Committee –> Ultimately confirms the proposed EP category.