Sessions
Financing, Bankability and risk mitigation
Main session
When: Thursday, 3 October 2019, 11:00 - 12:30
Where: Heian I+II (400 participants)
Session description
A key player in sealing the deal in corporate sourcing is of course the bank or financier putting up the money for the project. What are they looking for when they look at a corporate PPA? How are they reassured as far as the bankability of the offtaker is concerned – and is aggregation a potential solution?
Learning objectives
- Financing PPAs with debt and equity: potential pitfalls
- How to mitigate risks around the creditworthiness and bankability of offtakers? The role of credit ratings
- How PPA structures can lead to derivative accounting
- How to mitigate risks when operating a PPA? The role of the operator
Moderation
Elizabeth Reid
Partner, Bird & Bird
Speakers
Guido Agostinelli
Senior Industry Specialist in Solar Energy Solutions, International Finance Corporation, World Bank
Graeme Brownlie
Principal Category Manager Energy Procurement & Technology, Vodafone Group
Simon Kornek
Head of Origination South West Europe, Statkraft
Jerome Malka
Head of Green Power, ENGIE Global Markets
Ciaran O'Brien
Head Of Business Development, Brookfield Renewable UK & Ireland
Femmy Wervers
Managing Director, OutSmart