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Korea Development Bank (2019)
| Adoption Date: | 02 Jan 2017 |
| Country of Headquarters: | South Korea |
| Region of Headquarters: | Asia-Oceania |
| Current EPFI Reporting Year/Period: | 2019 |
| Institutional Reporting: | Link to Report |
Please read the important notes and disclaimer for further information on ‘EPFI Reporting’, compliance and publication on the Equator Principles Association 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: 5
| Sector | |
|---|---|
| Mining | |
| Infrastructure | 2 |
| Oil & Gas | |
| Power | 3 |
| Others | |
| Sub-Total | 5 |
| Region | |
|---|---|
| Americas | |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 1 |
| Asia Pacific | 4 |
| Sub-Total | 5 |
Project Finance Transactions
Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 20
| Equator Principles Category | A1 | B2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | |||
| Mining | |||
| Infrastructure | 7 | ||
| Oil & Gas | 1 | ||
| Power | 4 | ||
| Others | 4 | 4 | |
| Region | |||
| Americas | 4 | ||
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 1 | 3 | |
| Asia Pacific | 8 | 4 | |
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | 13 | 4 | |
| Non Designated Country | 1 | 2 | |
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | 1 | 10 | |
| No | 5 | 4 | |
| Totals | 1 | 15 | 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. See list of Designated Countries.
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 | Country(s) | Year of Financial Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midcontinent Supply Header Interstate Pipeline Project | Infrastructure | United States | 2019 |
| 2 | Regional Rail Project | Infrastructure | Australia | 2019 |
| 3 | The Silvertown Tunnel Project | Infrastructure | United Kingdom | 2019 |
| 4 | Sewoon Redevelopment Promotion District 3-1,4,5 Urban Environment Rearrangement Project | Others | South Korea | 2019 |
| 5 | JISA GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT | Others | South Korea | 2019 |
| 6 | Eastern Fruits Vegetables Market Reconstruction Project | Others | South Korea | 2019 |
| 7 | TSGF SpA | Power | Chile | 2019 |
| 8 | Cheongju Technopolis Industrial Complex3rd Stage Development Project | Others | South Korea | 2019 |
| 9 | Gwangbaek Solar Energy Project in Youngkwang | Others | South Korea | 2019 |
| 10 | Dumat Al Jandal Wind Co For Energy LLC | Power | Saudi Arabia | 2019 |
| 11 | Busan Ring Road PPP (Mandeok-Centum) | Others | South Korea | 2019 |
| 12 | Oberon Solar 1A Class B, LLC | Power | United States | 2019 |
| 13 | Waste Management Facility in Seokmoon National Industrial Complex | Infrastructure | South Korea | 2019 |
| 14 | FEWA Umm Al Quwain Desalination Project | Infrastructure | United Arab Emirates | 2019 |
| 15 | Gokbanjeongdong Myeongdang 1 danji | Others | South Korea | 2019 |
| 16 | Gokbanjeongdong Myeongdang 2 danji | Others | South Korea | 2019 |
| 17 | Dongbuk Urban Railway PPP Project | Infrastructure | South Korea | 2019 |
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: 9
| Equator Principles Category | A1 | B2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | |||
| Mining | |||
| Infrastructure | |||
| Oil & Gas | |||
| Power | |||
| Others | 8 | 1 | |
| Region | |||
| Americas | |||
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 2 | ||
| Asia Pacific | 6 | 1 | |
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| Non Designated Country | 2 | ||
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | 1 | ||
| No | 7 | 1 | |
| Totals | 8 | 1 | |
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. See list of Designated Countries.
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)
Number of projects that were not disclosed as per the disclosure conditions specified in Annex B of the Principles: 9
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
Korea Development Bank’s implementation reporting is available here.