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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Head, Chris
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 2000
Series:World Bank discussion paper no. 420
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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.