Renewable Energy Purpose of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Nebojsa Arsenijevic, BREP Manager 1 IFC – World Bank Group IBRD IDA International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Development Association Est. 1945 Role: Clients: Products: IFC Est. 1960 MIGA International Finance Corporation Multilateral Investment and Guarantee Agency Est. 1956 Est. 1988 To promote institutional, legal and regulatory reform To promote institutional, legal and regulatory reform To promote private sector development To reduce political investment risk Governments of member countries with per capita income between $1,025 and $6,055. Governments of poorest countries with per capita income of less than $1,025 Private companies in 184 member countries Foreign investors in member countries - Equity/Quasi-Equity - Long-term Loans - Risk Management - Advisory Services - Political Risk Insurance - Technical assistance - Loans - Policy Advice - Technical assistance - Interest Free Loans - Policy Advice Shared Mission: To Promote Economic Development and Reduce Poverty 2 IFC – Internal Structure Advisory Services (AS) Investment Services (IS) IFC Provides Advice, Including to: • Businesses • Public-Private Partnerships • Supporting the Private Sector IFC Investing Solutions Include: • Loans • Syndicated Loans • Equity Finance • Structured Finance • Risk Management Products • Local Currency Financing • Private Equity & Invest. Funds • Trade Finance 3 Balkan Renewable Energy Program Component Activities C1 Regulatory framework improvements C2 Support to renewable energy sponsors (Market and company level) C3 Support to financial institutions (Market and bank level) • • • • • • Align national regulation with EU; Fulfill obligations in accordance to EC Treaty of SEE; Design appropriate incentive mechanisms; Increase transparency of concessions granting procedure (credibility); Design investment promotion tools and mechanisms for SHPPs; Increase “bankability” of projects and decrease collateral requirements; Make predictable cash flow analysis and conditions for project financing. • • • • B2B workshops, Support to Associations, Knowledge sharing Promotion of new technologies • • • • Designs cross-check, Business plan preparation, Finance modelling CDM projects registration • • Training material development Integration of Regulatory/ Budgeting/ Engineering and Risk in the Finance Manual Country Level Workshops • • • In-depth Training for SHPPs and PF Support in First SHPP Assessment Portfolio Analysis and Recommendation ( in the second year) • 4 Potential IFC’s support to Biomass Projects Advisory Services: • Private stakeholders • Public stakeholders for public investment • Public stakeholders for PPP Investment Services: • Privately owned project • Publicly owned project (sub-national) 5 AS: Private - Hartija DOO Kočani Technical Consultant: Role of IFC: • LEAD ADVISOR • TECHNICAL ADVISOR • overall management of consultants • Financial Analysis • Internal promotion of the project (IS) • Marketing to Investors and financiers • • Goals: • To support pilot project in Macedonia (utilization of biomass) for heat and power • Comply with national Waste Management Plan, national Law on WM, and EU Directives • Use waste as a resource • First-of-its-kind WM plan approved in Serbia, innovative in terms of scale and technology 6 Review of technical data to inform the bidders Drafting of feasibility study in accordance with local requirements (including licenses) AS/IS: Public - Botosani DH Project Botosani DH Rehabilitation • • • • • Client: Municipality of Botosani DH Company: Modern Calor (heat sales 140,000 Gcal) IFC financing €7.6 million Total project cost is €45.7 million (cofinancing from EU ROS) Cooperation w JASPERS on tech DD Technical details • • • • Construction of a new cogeneration plant and Heat-only Boilers • 2 x 4MWe gas-engines • 2 x 52MWth Heat-only boilers Upgrade of the heating T&D network • Installation of ~25 km of T&Dnetwork and rehab of 15 GHS Re-connection of 21 large consumers EE in Buildings Pilot 7 AS: Public for PPP – Belgrade Waste Technical Consultant: Role of IFC: • LEAD ADVISOR • FINANCIAL ADVISOR • overall management of consultants • Financial Analysis • PPP structuring • Marketing to Investors and financiers • • Review of technical data to inform the bidders Drafting of technical sections of tender documents COUNSEL: • • Long term goals: • Raise living standards, protect the environment, optimize municipal land use • Comply with national Waste Management Plan, national Law on WM, and EU Directives • Use waste as a resource • First-of-its-kind WM plan approved in Serbia, innovative in terms of scale and technology 8 Review of regulatory framework Drafting of documents according to approved structure and regulation IS: Private – Wind Farm Rudine (Croatia) Project details: • 34.2 MW Rudine wind farm • 32 kilometers northwest of Dubrovnik • RP Global (Austria) • 78,000 tons of CO2-equivalent each year • 2nd project financed by IFC (Sibenik) Role of IFC: • Arranged up to EUR 42.5 MM in financing • IFC provided a EUR 18.9 MM loan • IFC mobilized an additional EUR 23.6 MM from UniCredit Bank Austria through syndicated loan 9 Conclusion AS: Pros • • • • Global experience Internal capacity Importance of E&S sust. Respect of local frmwrk IS: Pros • • • • Project finance Tenor Syndication Loan/Equity/QE AS: Limitation • Expected client contribution IS: Limitation • Size of the project • Commercial approach (no subsidies and grants) 10 THANK YOU VERY MUCH Nebojša Arsenijević NArsenijevic@ifc.org 11 Investment options Equity Mezzanine / Subordinated Debt Senior Debt Corporate JV (early equity investments, Infraventures) Typically up to 20% shareholding Long-term investor, typically 6-8 year holding period Any number of structures/flavors of subordination Subordinated loans, income participating loans, convertible loans Senior Debt (corporate finance, project finance) Fixed/floating rates, USD, EUR and local currencies available Long maturities: 8-20 years, appropriate grace periods Range of security packages suited to project/country Mobilization of funds from other lenders and investors 12