Financing of private hydropower projects

This study provides an overview of the issues and challenges related to the private financing of hydropower projects in developing countries. From the very limited pool of projects that have already reached or are nearing financial closure, ten have been chosen for the study from five countries with...

• Main Author: Head, Chris
• Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 2000
• Series: World Bank discussion paper no. 420
• Subjects: ENERGIA HIDROELECTRICA; FINANCIAMIENTO DE PROYECTOS; PAISES EN DESARROLLO; TERCER MUNDO

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Abstract
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations and acronyms
• Executive summary
• 1. Background
• 2. Issues in the financing of hydro projects
• 3. Regulatory background and concession arrangements
• 4. The offtake contracts
• 5. Financing arrangements
• 6. Project implementation arrangements
• 7. Role of the host government and utility
• 8. Issues in the financing of private hydro projects
• 9. The solicitation process
• 10. Conclusions and comments
• Annex: project profiles
• Tables
• Figures.