Standard Chartered PLC (2024)
| Signing Date | 08 Oct 2003 |
| Region of Headquarters: | Europe |
| 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: 0
Project Finance Transactions
Total number that reached Financial Close in the reporting period: 50
| Equator Principles Category | A1 | B2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | |||
| Mining | |||
| Infrastructure | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Oil & Gas | 3 | ||
| Power | 5 | 17 | |
| Others | 2 | 3 | |
| Region | |||
| Americas | 5 | 6 | |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 10 | 14 | |
| Asia Pacific | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| Non Designated Country | 8 | 21 | 2 |
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | 11 | 28 | 5 |
| No | 3 | 3 | |
| Totals | 11 | 31 | 8 |
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: 2
| Sector | |
|---|---|
| Mining | |
| Infrastructure | 1 |
| Oil & Gas | |
| Power | 1 |
| Others | |
| Sub-Total | 2 |
| Region | |
|---|---|
| Americas | 1 |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | |
| Asia Pacific | 1 |
| Sub-Total | 2 |
| Country Designation | |
|---|---|
| Designated Country | 1 |
| Non Designated Country | 1 |
| Both | |
| Sub-Total | 2 |
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 | Northern Endurance Partnership CCS | Infrastructure | United Kingdom | 2024 |
| 2 | Nakkas Motorway Project | Infrastructure | Turkiye | 2024 |
| 3 | Oura | Infrastructure | United Arab Emirates, Oman | 2024 |
| 4 | Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis Independent Water Project | Infrastructure | United Arab Emirates | 2024 |
| 5 | Net Zero Teesside Power | Power | United Kingdom | 2024 |
| 6 | Qassim 1 Independent Power Project | Power | Saudi Arabia | 2024 |
| 7 | Taiba 1 Independent Power Project | Power | Saudi Arabia | 2024 |
| 8 | Greater Changhua 4 Offshore Wind Farm | Power | Taiwan, China | 2024 |
| 9 | Project Mallet | Power | United Arab Emirates | 2024 |
| 10 | Verkor Gigafactory | Others | France | 2024 |
| 11 | Project Amiral | Others | Saudi Arabia | 2024 |
| 12 | Harcourt Square | Infrastructure | Ireland | 2024 |
| 13 | LRE Construction Warehouse | Infrastructure | United States | 2024 |
| 14 | Raheja Imperia II | Infrastructure | India | 2024 |
| 15 | Project Gotham | Infrastructure | Indonesia | 2024 |
| 16 | Ghubrah | Infrastructure | Oman | 2024 |
| 17 | Bifrost | Infrastructure | Singapore | 2024 |
| 18 | Project Shift | Oil & Gas | Germany | 2024 |
| 19 | Cuxtal II | Oil & Gas | Mexico | 2024 |
| 20 | Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (MREH) A3 Battery Energy Storage System Project | Power | Australia | 2024 |
| 21 | Sirius | Power | United States | 2024 |
| 22 | Bellefield solar + storage 2 | Power | United States | 2024 |
| 23 | Project Radon | Power | India | 2024 |
| 24 | Eclectic | Power | India | 2024 |
| 25 | COSMIC_PEF | Power | India | 2024 |
| 26 | Amber | Power | India | 2024 |
| 27 | Radiance | Power | India | 2024 |
| 28 | Pashupati Renewables | Power | Nepal | 2024 |
| 29 | Haden PV IPP | Power | Saudi Arabia | 2024 |
| 30 | Al Khushaybi PV IPP | Power | Saudi Arabia | 2024 |
| 31 | Al Mowyah PV IPP | Power | Saudi Arabia | 2024 |
| 32 | Riah Al Ghaat for Energy Company - Wind IPP with a capacity of 600MW in KSA | Power | Saudi Arabia | 2024 |
| 33 | Waad Al-Shamal for Energy Company - Wind IPP with a capacity of 500MW in KSA | Power | Saudi Arabia | 2024 |
| 34 | Luna | Power | Taiwan, China | 2024 |
| 35 | Project Tribe | Power | United Arab Emirates | 2024 |
| 36 | Sense | Power | United Arab Emirates | 2024 |
| 37 | AESC Sunderland Gigafactory | Others | United Kingdom | 2024 |
| 38 | The restoring and conditioning of 15,280 ha of extensive grassland in the region of Adamaoua (Cameroon) for agricultural purposes, by promoting a sustainable silvopastoral management model and providing several support infrastructures and services | Others | Cameroon | 2024 |
| 39 | Industry | Others | Nigeria | 2024 |
| 40 | Project Cardinal | Infrastructure | United States | 2024 |
| 41 | 117MW Data Centre in Phoenix, Arizona | Infrastructure | United States | 2024 |
| 42 | The construction and operation of three 100MW turnkey data centers, Reno, NV. | Infrastructure | United States | 2024 |
| 43 | Project Brickyard | Infrastructure | United States | 2024 |
| 44 | Edged | Infrastructure | United States | 2024 |
| 45 | The construction of five powered shell data centres totalling 360MW located in Reno, NV | Infrastructure | United States | 2024 |
| 46 | Project Marvel II | Infrastructure | India | 2024 |
| 47 | Revolution Wind | Power | United States | 2024 |
| 48 | Hebbal Commercial | Infrastructure | India | 2024 |
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 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: 15
| Equator Principles Category | A1 | B2 | C3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | |||
| Mining | |||
| Infrastructure | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Oil & Gas | 1 | ||
| Power | 1 | ||
| Others | |||
| Region | |||
| Americas | 1 | ||
| Europe, Middle East & Africa | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Asia Pacific | 3 | 1 | |
| Country Designation | |||
| Designated Country 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Non Designated Country | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Both | |||
| Independent Review | |||
| Yes | 7 | 1 | |
| No | 5 | 2 | |
| Totals | 7 | 6 | 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-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 | |
| 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-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 | The Water Supply Project QUILONGA GRANDE – Lots Q2, Q6, Q7 | Infrastructure | Angola | 2024 |
| 2 | Luau Cazombo-Lumbala Road Project, Angola | Infrastructure | Angola | 2024 |
| 3 | Cabinda Airport | Infrastructure | Angola | 2024 |
| 4 | Six Flags Qiddiya City | Infrastructure | Saudi Arabia | 2024 |
| 5 | SEC Transmission | Infrastructure | Saudi Arabia | 2024 |
| 6 | Saqr | Oil & Gas | Oman | 2024 |
| 7 | Anka Solar Park Project | Power | Turkiye | 2024 |
| 8 | Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America | Infrastructure | United States | 2024 |
| 9 | Mussende - Andulo road rehabilitation | Infrastructure | Angola | 2024 |
| 10 | Cybercity | Infrastructure | India | 2024 |
| 11 | Project Zing | Infrastructure | India | 2024 |
| 12 | Five Electrical Substations | Infrastructure | Iraq | 2024 |
| 13 | Project Ace | Infrastructure | Australia | 2024 |
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 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 ESRM framework available at: https://av.sc.com/corp-en/nr/content/docs/esrm-framework.pdf