Renewable Energy Project Finance
Training Course
12 hours online
Renewable Energy Finance Managers
Project Finance Analysts
Investment Managers
Energy Project Developers
Financial Analysts
Investment Bankers
Renewable Energy Consultants
Project Managers
Energy Analysts
Venture Capitalists
Corporate Finance Managers
Technical Advisors
Regulatory Compliance Specialists
Energy Sector Economists
If you are involved or interested in the development or financing of energy projects, in particular for renewable energy, then you need to understand the raising of capital, the structuring of projects to facilitate financing, common contractual frameworks, risk transfer and other aspects of the financing process. This training provides you with a good overview of economic, modelling, organisational and procedural topics to successfully structure and finance an energy project: Gain an overview of various renewable markets and technologies from a commercial viewpoint; How to appraise renewable energy projects and choose among various options; The valuation of renewable projects; How to structure financing for your project, and find sources of capital; Win support for your renewable project; You will also be able to ask specific questions relating to your work and organization and discuss them with the trainer and other attendees.
<p class="font_8">"Introduction to various renewable energy markets and legislation, with a focus on solar and wind </p>
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<li><p class="font_8">Key renewable markets overview</p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Renewable capacity and investment for various countries</p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Examples: Applicable legislative frameworks in key markets" </p></li>
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<p class="font_8">"Overview of renewable incentive systems and their suitability for renewable energy finance</p>
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<li><p class="font_8">Types of renewable incentives</p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Advantages and disadvantages of the incentives from a financing point of view </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Examples: Markets where various renewable incentives apply</p></li>
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<p class="font_8">Overview of renewable technologies from a commercial perspective</p>
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<li><p class="font_8">Commercially relevant renewable technologies</p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Cost comparison of major renewable technologies based on capacity investment and lifecycle cost</p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Development of investment over time, cost deflation of renewables </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Examples: ‘Non-standard’ project examples for higher returns </p></li>
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<p class="font_8">Risk appraisal for renewable energy project appraisal</p>
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<li><p class="font_8">Country and Financial Risks </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Policy and Regulatory Risk </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Technical and Project Specific Risk </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Market Risk Renewable energy project modelling </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Basic financial metrics: NPV, payback, IRR and mIRR, cost of capital, ROI </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Lifecycle Cost and Levelized Cost of Energy </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Scenario analysis </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Example: Solar project cash-flow analysis </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Example: Wind farm development assessment based on various financial metrics </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Multi-criteria project selection </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Example: Wind site selection </p></li>
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<p class="font_8">Basic energy financing structures / vehicles </p>
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<li><p class="font_8">On-balance-sheet vs. off-balance-sheet financing</p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Structuring typical renewable energy projects from a financial perspective </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Risk transfer and risk bearing in a typical project structure </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Equity, debt instruments and grants </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Tax structuring </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Examples: Project structuring Practical financing tools</p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Performance contracting </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Renewable power purchase agreements </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">EPC and O&M agreements</p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Other operational agreements </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Example: Performance contract </p></li>
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<p class="font_8">Renewable energy finance sources </p>
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<li><p class="font_8">Stages of renewable financing and their returns </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Stakeholders in a typical financing structure </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Financers and their appetite for risk </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Project Developers </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Banks and insurers</p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Private Equity </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Insurance and other institutional investors </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Other financiers </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Example: Key corporate procurers of renewable energy </p></li>
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<p class="font_8">Raising the capital for energy project finance </p>
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<li><p class="font_8">Project finance stages and applicable types of (debt) finance </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Debt sizing rules </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Revenue distribution and typical project revenue ‘waterfall’ </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Covenants, remedies and closing conditions </p></li>
<li><p class="font_8">Completing financing with a bank, including Bank Credit Committee</p></li>
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