Korea Development Bank (2024)
| Signing Date | 02 Jan 2017 |
| Region of Headquarters: | Asia-Oceania |
| Current EPFI Reporting Year/Period: | 2024 |
| Institutional Reporting: | Link to Report |
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Project Finance Advisory Services
Total number mandated in the reporting period: 17
| Sector | |
|---|---|
| Mining | |
| Infrastructure | 1 |
| Oil & Gas | |
| Power | 7 |
| Others | 9 |
| Sub-Total | 17 |
| Region | |
|---|---|
| Americas | |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 1 |
| Asia Pacific | 16 |
| Sub-Total | 17 |
Project Finance Transactions
Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 21
| Equator Principles Category | A1 | B2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | |||
| Mining | |||
| Infrastructure | 5 | ||
| Oil & Gas | 1 | 2 | |
| Power | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Others | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Region | |||
| Americas | 2 | 4 | |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Asia Pacific | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Non Designated Country | 2 | 1 | |
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | 4 | 6 | |
| No | 9 | 2 | |
| Totals | 4 | 15 | 2 |
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: 0
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 | Dongbu Expressway Underground PPP Project | Infrastructure | Korea, Rep. | 2024 |
| 2 | Hassyan Sea Water Reserve Osmosis Independent Water Project, Dubai | Infrastructure | United Arab Emirates | 2024 |
| 3 | Matterhorn Express Pipeline | Infrastructure | United States | 2024 |
| 4 | Seongnam WtE Facility Project(PPP) | Infrastructure | Korea, Rep. | 2024 |
| 5 | HEH Stade LNG Project | Power | Germany | 2024 |
| 6 | R4WO PPP Project | Power | Belgium | 2024 |
| 7 | Revolution Wind Offshore Project | Power | United States | 2024 |
| 8 | CHW04 Offshore Wind Project | Power | Taiwan, China | 2024 |
| 9 | Hasami Wind Power | Power | Korea, Rep. | 2024 |
| 10 | Homeplus Buchoen Sangdong Mixed-Use Development Project | Power | Korea, Rep. | 2024 |
| 11 | Seongsu E-mart Site Development Project | Power | Korea, Rep. | 2024 |
| 12 | Cedar LNG Project | Power | Canada | 2024 |
| 13 | Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek High Tech Industrial Park Development Project | Power | Korea, Rep. | 2024 |
| 14 | Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project | Power | United States | 2024 |
| 15 | Cheongju Technopolis Industrial Park Development Project | Infrastructure | Korea, Rep. | 2024 |
| 16 | Khalifa University Student Accomodation PPP Project | Others | United Arab Emirates | 2024 |
| 17 | Seoul Station Northern District Complex Facility Development Project | Others | Korea, Rep. | 2024 |
| 18 | Chungju Fuel Cell Power Project | Others | Korea, Rep. | 2024 |
| 19 | Pyeongtaek Tongbok sewage treatment plant modernization Project(PPP) | Others | Korea, Rep. | 2024 |
| 20 | Hagersville BESS Project | Others | Canada | 2024 |
| 21 | Surrey Langley Skytrain Project Guideway | Others | Canada | 2024 |
Project-Related Corporate Loans
Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 13
| Equator Principles Category | A1 | B2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | |||
| Mining | |||
| Infrastructure | 1 | 1 | |
| Oil & Gas | |||
| Power | 1 | ||
| Others | 6 | 4 | |
| Region | |||
| Americas | |||
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | |||
| Asia Pacific | 8 | 5 | |
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | 8 | 5 | |
| Non Designated Country | |||
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | |||
| No | 8 | 5 | |
| Totals | 8 | 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-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)
Number of projects that were not disclosed as per the disclosure conditions specified in Annex B of the Principles: 13
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 EP implementation reporting is provided at: https://www.kdb.co.kr/index.jsp