The Fundamentals of Financing Green Infrastructure and Clean Technology
About This Course
Financing is the cornerstone of ensuring delivery of low carbon electricity and technology which are pivotal to lowering global carbon emissions. As Singapore is positioning itself as a finance hub for decarbonisation, it is important for Professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) to understand how clean energy assets are financed in different ways.
The objectives of the course as follows:
- enable the participants to understand and articulate the various routes of financing decarbonisation assets and/or companies
- The course will provide insights on the financing ecosystem in green infrastructure / technology and enable participants to appreciate the end to end nature and multi stakeholder groups so as to function more effectively in their current/future roles
- Participants will also learn about the principles of financing and what criteria makes an asset bankable and thus financiable as well as understand key risks that affect bankability
- The course will entail practical examples of financing decarbonisation assets such as solar rooftops and utility scale solar
- participants will be exposed to the following in-depth; the options of financing, the process of financing, contractual structures pertinent to asset types
- to provide participants with practical examples of commercial documents related to financing ie power purchase agreements, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) / operation and maintenance (O&M) contracts, termsheets, financial models with solar assets as a case study
What You'll Learn
Relevant skills for job roles for the general public in Day 1 coverage
- to learn what are the various and most appropriate ways to (debt/equity, recourse/non recourse) to finance assets and the key factors to increase the probability of success of financing the asset and ensuring the transaction is substainable commercially
- to have a base understanding of the various key factors contributing to a bankable project.
- understand the various potential risks and rewards
- be aware of the end to end process and the various roles that such finance knowledge can be applied (various advisory roles: environmental, technical, legal, grid, accounting/tax, market, hedging, insurance etc)
In day 2 coverages, participants will be exposed to the following skillsets:
a, Project Finance Transaction Structures: Understanding different financing structures (limited recourse, recourse etc.) and their implications for stakeholders.
b. Key Project Finance Documents: Familiarity with key documents like feasibility studies, term sheets, loan agreements, and security documents is essential.
c. Risk Allocation Principles: Participants should understand how risks are allocated between project sponsors, lenders, and other stakeholders
Entry Requirements
Diploma/Degree