Finance & Accounting
Renewable Energy Project Finance
This practical course develops directly applicable capability in Renewable Energy Project Finance. Participants work in depth on Renewable Project Economics, and Revenue and Contract Structure, and Financial Model Architecture, then convert the methods into tools and actions suited to their workplace.
Objectives
- Apply the principles and methods of renewable project economics in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of revenue and contract structure in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of financial model architecture in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of investment and credit metrics in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of risk allocation and due diligence in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of financing recommendation in a workplace context.
Target audience
- Professionals responsible for the subject area
- Managers and supervisors
- Analysts, coordinators, and specialists
- Project and improvement teams
- Employees preparing for broader responsibilities
Program outline
A clear structure for the learning journey.
Program outline
Outline points are grouped in one designed block instead of being treated as separate module cards.
Module 1: Renewable Project Economics
Solar, wind, storage, and hybrid revenue models
Capital, operating, land, and grid costs
Development, construction, and operating phases
Module 2: Revenue and Contract Structure
Power purchase agreements and merchant exposure
Tariffs, indexation, curtailment, and certificates
Counterparty and offtake risk
Module 3: Financial Model Architecture
Generation, availability, degradation, and price assumptions
Debt drawdown, interest, repayment, and reserves
Cash waterfall and equity distributions
Module 4: Investment and Credit Metrics
NPV, IRR, DSCR, LLCR, and payback
Project versus equity return
Base, downside, and break-even cases
Module 5: Risk Allocation and Due Diligence
Resource, technology, EPC, grid, operating, and regulatory risk
Contract protections and insurance
Lender and investor due-diligence workstreams
Module 6: Financing Recommendation
Debt capacity and covenant package
Sensitivity and scenario results
Investment committee presentation
Materials provided
- ○ Course-specific presentation slides
- ○ Practical exercises and facilitated activities
- ○ Course-specific worksheets, checklists, and templates
- ○ Applied workplace case studies
- ○ 4D Certificate of Completion issued by 4D Training & Consultancy
- ○ Post-course support for implementation questions
Training Options
Programs can be delivered in-house, online, or in a blended format depending on your team's schedule, location, and learning objectives. When an external certificate or exam is included, certification rules and fees remain under the relevant awarding body's policies, while 4D provides the training and preparation support.
Why choose 4D
4D adapts this program to the participant group and workplace context. Delivery combines structured explanation with course-specific exercises, realistic cases, working tools, and an action-planning component so participants can transfer the learning to their roles.
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