Financing Energy Projects in Developing Countries / Edition 2

by Hossein Razavi

Overview

An update to his comprehensive 1996 text on project finance in emerging economies, Razavi's authoritative new book provides first-hand information and analysis of how multilateral, bilateral, and commercial financiers decide to support an energy project. It presents the major changes in the attitudes and orientations of these financiers as they have entered a competitive environment seeking opportunities to do more business in the energy sector of developing countries.

For every good energy project, there is a financier somewhere. However, creating an attractive project package requires an explicit understanding of the following: availability of soft loans, credits, grants, tied and untied loans; objectives, tendencies, and requirements of various financiers; possibilities of combining various financial instruments; methods of economic, financial, and risk analysis and mitigation.
 
The reader is guided through the process of understanding the fundamentals of project financing, getting to know the financiers, and developing an acceptable project package. Finally, some real-world case studies demonstrate the intricacies of mobilizing funds for projects in various segments of the energy sector.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781593701246
Publisher:	PennWell Corporation
Publication date:	12/01/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	484
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.21(d)

About the Author

Hossein Razavi holds an MS degree in engineering and a Ph.D. in economics. A graduate of Harvard Advanced Management Program, he has written extensively on the energy industry. Recent papers have been published in Energy Journal, Energy Economics, Annual Review of Energy and Environment, Oil & Gas Journal, and Hydrocarbon Technology Quarterly. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Energy Journal.

Table of Contents

- Part I: The setting
• Fundamentals of project financing
• Challenges of project financing in developing countries
- Part II: Getting to know the financiers
• Sources of financing
• Accessing support from global multilateral institutions
• Borrowing from regional development banks
• Bilateral sources of financing
• Accessing commercial funds
- Part III: Designing an acceptable project package
• Analyzing the business environment
• Establishing economic and financial viability
• Structuring the financing package
• Environmental and social concerns
- Appendix A: The coordinates for finance and guarantee agencies
- Appendix B: Guidelines for preparation of environmental assessments
- Glossary
- Bibliography