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Standard Chartered PLC (2023)
| Signing Date | 08 Oct 2003 |
| Region of Headquarters: | Europe |
| Current EPFI Reporting Year/Period: | 2023 |
| Institutional Reporting: | Link to 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: 1
| Sector | |
|---|---|
| Mining | |
| Infrastructure | 1 |
| Oil & Gas | |
| Power | |
| Others | |
| Sub-Total | 1 |
| Region | |
|---|---|
| Americas | |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 1 |
| Asia Pacific | |
| Sub-Total | 1 |
Project Finance Transactions
Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 36
| Equator Principles Category | A1 | B2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | |||
| Mining | |||
| Infrastructure | 6 | 3 | |
| Oil & Gas | 2 | ||
| Power | 9 | 15 | |
| Others | 1 | ||
| Region | |||
| Americas | 1 | 2 | |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Asia Pacific | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Non Designated Country | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | 11 | 17 | |
| No | 5 | 3 | |
| Totals | 11 | 22 | 3 |
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 | NEOM Green Hydrogen Project | Power | Saudi Arabia | 2023 |
| 2 | Baltic Power | Power | Poland | 2023 |
| 3 | Amunet, Egypt | Power | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 2023 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan Bash WPP | Power | Uzbekistan | 2023 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan Dzhankeldy WPP | Power | Uzbekistan | 2023 |
| 6 | Hai Long Offshore Wind Project | Power | Taiwan, China | 2023 |
| 7 | Jeonnam 1 Offshore Windfarm | Power | Korea, Rep. | 2023 |
| 8 | Gode Wind 3 | Power | Germany | 2023 |
| 9 | Moray West Offshore Wind Farm | Power | United Kingdom | 2023 |
| 10 | Eoliennes en Mer Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier | Power | France | 2023 |
| 11 | Eoliennes en Mer Dieppe Le Tréport | Power | France | 2023 |
| 12 | Emerald 3 | Power | India | 2023 |
| 13 | 150 MW Solar Plant at Taluka Khatav, District Satara of Maharashtra | Power | India | 2023 |
| 14 | 120MW Solar Project | Power | India | 2023 |
| 15 | Thunderball II_Accordian | Power | Taiwan, China | 2023 |
| 16 | Ar Rass 2 PV IPP | Power | Saudi Arabia | 2023 |
| 17 | Saad 2 PV IPP | Power | Saudi Arabia | 2023 |
| 18 | Al Kahfah PV IPP | Power | Saudi Arabia | 2023 |
| 19 | Bellefield solar + storage | Power | United States | 2023 |
| 20 | Jafurah Cogeneration Power Plant, Saudi Arabia | Power | Saudi Arabia | 2023 |
| 21 | The Rabigh 4 Independent Water Project | Infrastructure | Saudi Arabia | 2023 |
| 22 | Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre | Infrastructure | Australia | 2023 |
| 23 | Canberra Metro Stage 2A | Infrastructure | Australia | 2023 |
| 24 | Rajgarh Transmission Project | Infrastructure | India | 2023 |
| 25 | Valkyrie | Infrastructure | Germany | 2023 |
| 26 | Noor 2 Street Lighting Project | Infrastructure | United Arab Emirates | 2023 |
| 27 | Noida DC & Chennai DC | Infrastructure | India | 2023 |
| 28 | RDMP Balikpapan | Oil & Gas | Indonesia | 2023 |
| 29 | Rio Grande LNG | Oil & Gas | United States | 2023 |
| 30 | Perdaman Urea Project | Others | Australia | 2023 |
Number of projects that were not disclosed as per the disclosure conditions specified in Annex B of the Principles: 6
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: 6
| Equator Principles Category | A1 | B2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | |||
| Mining | |||
| Infrastructure | 1 | 1 | |
| Oil & Gas | 1 | ||
| Power | 1 | ||
| Others | 2 | ||
| Region | |||
| Americas | |||
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Asia Pacific | 2 | ||
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | 1 | ||
| Non Designated Country | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | 1 | 2 | |
| No | 2 | 1 | |
| Totals | 1 | 4 | 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.
Project-related Refinance & Project-related Acquisition For Project-related Corporate Loans
Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 1
| Sector | |
|---|---|
| Mining | |
| Infrastructure | 1 |
| Oil & Gas | |
| Power | |
| Others | |
| Sub-Total | 1 |
| Region | |
|---|---|
| Americas | 1 |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | |
| Asia Pacific | |
| Sub-Total | 1 |
| Country Designation | |
|---|---|
| Designated Country | 1 |
| Non Designated Country | |
| Both | |
| Sub-Total | 1 |
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 | Angola Rural Electrification | Power | Angola | 2023 |
| 2 | Egypt Green Line Project | Infrastructure | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 2023 |
| 3 | Angola Public Lighting Project | Infrastructure | Angola | 2023 |
| 4 | 400 Logue Avenue | Infrastructure | United States | 2023 |
| 5 | City LPG | Oil & Gas | Bangladesh | 2023 |
| 6 | Seah Wind Monopile Factory | Others | United Kingdom | 2023 |
Number of projects that were not disclosed as per the disclosure conditions specified in Annex B of the Principles: 1
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
Standard Chartered´s EP implementation reporting is provided at: https://www.sc.com/en/about/sustainability/position-statements/our-framework/equator-principles-reporting/ and in their ESMR framework available at: https://av.sc.com/corp-en/nr/content/docs/esrm-framework.pdf