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Commences: 17 August 2021

Location: Virtual

Organizer: Infocus International

Description: Mastering PPP project analysis, financing, contracts & transaction management techniques.

We need new infrastructure. Roads, airports, schools, hospitals and housing: the list is enormous and growing. Yet severely limited budgets, economic uncertainty caused by volatile commodity prices, and deficits continue to prevent government at all levels from delivering the kinds of structural change that has always been needed. In response, some countries have developed successful PPP programmes. Merely grasping the concepts of PPP does not do justice to our great responsibility of having an ownership in the country’s future. We already know what we need to do, now is the time to really discover HOW.

Course Highlights:

  • PPP policies, strategies, laws & units for implementing successful PPP transactions;
  • Identifying & selecting appropriate projects for PPPs;
  • Models for analyzing PPP projects;
  • Managing & completing PPP feasibility studies;
  • Financing techniques for PPP to ensure long-term PPP bankability and affordability;
  • Managing and overseeing PPP procurements & achieving transaction closure;
  • PPP stakeholder management & sustainability techniques;
  • Managing long-term PPP contracts for ensuring service delivery, price regulation, and dispute resolution.

Benefits of Attending:

  • Use best practices from international case studies of successful PPP transactions and common practical pitfalls to avoid;
  • Design and manage PPP legal, regulatory & institutional frameworks to attract investors and complete PPP transactions;
  • Apply models for the efficient design and completion of PPP feasibility studies;
  • Understand project financing requirements and evaluate PPP financial models for both affordability and bankability;
  • Evaluate and apply different credit enhancement techniques to ensure PPP bankability, including blended financing, viability gap funding (VGF), partial guarantees, risk insurance products, output-based aid (OBA) and other financial instruments;
  • Design PPP transaction implementation plans and manage & oversee PPP transaction advisors for reaching commercial closure and financial closure;
  • Models for PPP tender documents, including PPP Project Information Memoranda (“InfoMemos”), Requests for Qualifications (RFQs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs);
  • International models for designing and drafting PPP contracts & agreements;
  • Environmental & social impact mitigation techniques to structure sustainable private investments in public infrastructure;
  • Plans for managing sustainable PPP contracts including ensuring technical performance, quality of service delivery, price review & adjustment regulatory models, legal contract management and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques.

Live Online Course - How It Works:

The structure of our virtual learning program is designed to keep the same levels of engagement and networking as our on-site public courses. Course content is delivered through our easy-to-use online learning platform and is supplemented by case studies and practical exercises.

Like our classroom-based public courses, you will have live interaction with our course facilitators and other participants. Our live online courses are led by our experienced instructors, who will provide you with easily digestible content, using knowledge learned from many years in the industry, during scheduled times. Delegates will receive copies of the course materials electronically.

This course is scheduled to take place over 8 live online sessions using virtual learning technology.

 

To register/enquire, please contact:

Emilia Mok | Email: emilia[at]infocusinternational.com | Tel: +65 6325 0210

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Commences: 17 August 2021

Location: Virtual

Organizer: Infocus International

Description: A comprehensive, participative course, providing the knowledge and tools to segment and analyse opportunity & risk within emerging hydrogen economies.

The ‘hydrogen economy’ was first described 50 years ago, but failed to develop. Now hydrogen is making a comeback, with unprecedented momentum from both policymakers and industry amid a background of energy decarbonisation. Nevertheless, given its failure in the past, current investors and business developers in the sector are strongly advised to ensure they understand the complexities and competitive environments of the hydrogen landscape. This new course combines an excellent overview of the different elements of the clean hydrogen sector with a series of critical thinking and analysis exercises which provide clear guidance on market assessment requirements, including key opportunity and risk influences.

This comprehensive course is designed for those seeking a wide-ranging, hype-free and independent perspective on the markets and supply chain activities which will (and won’t) drive demand for clean hydrogen. You will have a clearly explained, business-focused perspective on the competitive context of hydrogen across its various use cases. You will be able to separate what is actually happening in the market from the headlines and hype, and to identify the drivers and credible near-term opportunities for your business. You will evaluate barriers to hydrogen within certain market segments and its competitive advantages in others, illustrated by examples from a global perspective.

Course Sessions:

  • Hydrogen market segmentation and assessment;
  • Examining key hydrogen applications and markets;
  • Producing hydrogen from renewable power;
  • Storing and moving hydrogen;
  • Developing and growing hydrogen value propositions.

Benefits of Attending:

  • Gain a clear understanding of hydrogen industry technologies, terminologies & metrics;
  • Review the value chain from hydrogen production to end-use market demand;
  • Focus on the production of clean hydrogen from renewable power (‘green’ hydrogen);
  • Understand the competitive playing field and the economic variables that will impact it;
  • Discuss the key practical delivery challenges facing clean hydrogen projects;
  • Learn key lessons from project examples and proposals from around the world.

Live Online Course - How It Works:

The structure of our virtual learning program is designed to keep the same levels of engagement and networking as our on-site public courses. Course content is delivered through our easy-to-use online learning platform and is supplemented by case studies and practical exercises.

Like our classroom-based public courses, you will have live interaction with our course facilitators and other participants. Our live online courses are led by our experienced instructors, who will provide you with easily digestible content, using knowledge learned from many years in the industry, during scheduled times. Delegates will receive copies of the course materials electronically.

This course is scheduled to take place over 5 live online sessions using virtual learning technology.

 

To register/enquire, please contact:

Emilia Mok | Email: emilia[at]infocusinternational.com | Tel: +65 6325 0210

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Commences: 3 August 2021

Location: Virtual

Organizer: Infocus International

Description: Practical models and techniques for analyzing & structuring, drafting, and negotiating Renewable Energy PPAs for bankable green investments in today’s competitive energy markets.

In the global marketplace of 2020s, both developed and developing economies urgently need to master the key techniques and models for transforming to renewable generation while strengthening the reliability of new energy markets and systems. These focus on adapting and negotiating the latest models for Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreements (RE PPAs) and on rapidly attracting new private investments in renewable energy sources. Unlike past fossil-fuel based Independent Power Project (IPP) models that featured standardized take-or-pay contracts – today’s renewable energy markets demand more innovative incentives to attract RE supply, conform to RE generation availability, ensure power system reliability, as well as more attractive and sustainable mixtures of fuel sources. Government power sector strategies are now struggling to choose among different practical incentives for new private investments in the renewable technologies including solar energy, wind power, bio-mass incineration and mini-hydro investments.

This interactive 5 sessions workshop will provide clear explanations of the new models of Renewable Energy PPA risk allocation, of ensuring project bankability, of allowing RE generators to compete in energy markets and power pools. Case Studies will include real examples from Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America.

Benefits of Attending:

  • Best practices from international case studies of successful RE PPAs to avoid common pitfalls;
  • Direct the legal design of RE PPAs based on your own company’s risk profile and corporate goals;
  • Lead strategies for the design and regulation of new competitive electricity markets to attract renewable private power investments;
  • Develop clear incentives for bankable private investments in renewable energy generation;
  • Environmental, social & governance (ESG) impact mitigation techniques to ensure sustainability;
  • Manage successful renewable power project finance transactions.

Live Online Course - How It Works:

The structure of our virtual learning program is designed to keep the same levels of engagement and networking as our on-site public courses. Course content is delivered through our easy-to-use online learning platform and is supplemented by case studies and practical exercises.

Like our classroom-based public courses, you will have live interaction with our course facilitators and other participants. Our live online courses are led by our experienced instructors, who will provide you with easily digestible content, using knowledge learned from many years in the industry, during scheduled times. Delegates will receive copies of the course materials electronically.

This course is scheduled to take place over 5 live online sessions using virtual learning technology.

 

To register/enquire, please contact:

Emilia Mok | Email: emilia[at]infocusinternational.com | Tel: +65 6325 0210

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Course date: 17 - 28 May 2021

Submission date: 17 April 2021

Location: Virtual

Organizer: Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town

Description: Finance, Contracts and Risk Mitigation for Private Power Investment in Africa (Power Sector Financing) is a specialised short course at the UCT GSB teaching the theory and practice of power sector financing. This course is offered by The Power Futures Lab, a centre of excellence at the UCT GSB aimed at building capacity in infrastructure investment, reform and regulation – in support of sustainable development. 

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Dates: 31 October 2019

Location: Côte d’Ivoire

Organizer: ECOWAS Centre Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE)

Description: The ECOWAS Centre Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), in the framework of the project “Improving the Governance of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Sector in West Africa (AGoSEREE-AO), financed by the European Union (EU), are working to support entrepreneurs and developers who invest or intend to invest on clean energy mini-grids (CEMGs) through the expansion of the window opened by ECREEE and International Renewable Energy agency (IRENA), with the support of the Luxembourg Cooperation in 2015, to support entrepreneurship in the ECOWAS region.

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Dates: 1 September 2019 - 30 March 2020

Location: Germany - Online

Organizer: RENAC - Renewables Academy

Description: Applying Green Energy Finance is tailored to deliver a comprehensive, general introduction into green energy finance topics. It provides fundamentals of energy efficiency (EE) technologies and details about financing of energy efficiency projects. The international perspective of climate finance is covered as well.

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Dates: 1 September 2019 - 30 March 2020

Location: Germany - Online

Organizer: RENAC - Renewables Academy

Description: Applying Green Energy Finance is tailored to deliver a comprehensive, general introduction into green energy finance topics. It provides fundamentals of renewable energy (RE) technologies and details about financing of Renewable Energy projects. The international perspective of climate finance is covered as well.

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Dates: 1 September 2019 - 30 March 2020

Location: Germany - Online

Organizer: RENAC - Renewables Academy

Description: Do you want to understand the big picture of renewable energy? Then take this training and learn the fundamentals of these seven technologies, their multiple uses, differences and what each one can achieve.

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Dates: 1 September 2019 - 30 March 2020

Location: Germany - Online

Organizer: RENAC - Renewables Academy

Description: Solar technologies can be used to produce electricity (e.g. to reduce fuel consumption), or for hot water provision. By choosing this training, you will get an understanding of:

  • Photovoltaics;
  • Solar thermal;
  • Concentrated Solar Power (CSP);
  • PV-diesel hybrid systems.

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Dates: 1 September 2019 - 30 March 2020

Location: Germany - Online

Organizer: RENAC - Renewables Academy

Description: In this training, you will study small-scale systems used for the provision of hot water or electricity in households or in remote rural areas without access to the electricity grid.

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Dates: 1 September 2019 - 30 March 2020

Location: Germany - Online

Organizer: RENAC - Renewables Academy

Description: Applying Renewable Energy: Large-scale Systems provides fundamental knowledge on large-scale grid connected renewable energy systems for electricity production.

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Dates: 1 September 2019 - 30 March 2020

Location: Germany - Online

Organizer: RENAC - Renewables Academy

Description: Applying Renewable Energy: Market Leaders provides fundamental knowledge on the technologies with the biggest shares in the renewable energy markets.

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Dates: 1 September 2019 - 30 March 2020

Location: Germany - Online

Organizer: RENAC - Renewables Academy

Description: This online training explains the most important economic aspects of renewable energy project planning. It describes the methodologies of different support mechanisms and conveys knowledge of legal and regulatory frameworks.

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Dates: 1 September 2019 - 30 March 2020

Location: Germany - Online

Organizer: RENAC - Renewables Academy

Description: This online training explains the most important economic aspects of renewable energy project planning. It describes the methodologies of different support mechanisms and conveys knowledge of legal and regulatory frameworks.

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Dates: 1 September 2019 - 30 March 2020

Location: Germany - Online

Organizer: RENAC - Renewables Academy

Description: This online training explains the most important economic aspects of renewable energy project planning. It describes the methodologies of different support mechanisms and conveys knowledge of legal and regulatory frameworks.

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Dates: 1 September 2019 - 30 March 2020

Location: Germany - Online

Organizer: RENAC - Renewables Academy

Description: This online training explains the most important economic aspects of renewable energy project planning. It describes the methodologies of different support mechanisms and conveys knowledge of legal and regulatory frameworks.

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Dates: 30 September 2019

Location: Cape Tow

Organizer: GSB - Graduate School of Business

Description: The Managing Power Sector Reform and Regulation Africa short course at the GSB seeks to give managers and leaders working in this critical sector the ability to contribute to the reform of the power sector and deliver sustainable, affordable services to everyone, while still accelerating economic growth. The course is focused on Africa's needs and exposes participants to the frontiers of international experience and to best practice in managing these changes and the new regulatory environment effectively.

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Dates: 5 - 6 December 2018

Location: London, UK (or online)

Organizer: The European Energy Centre (EEC)

Description: This course has been revised to take account of the changes in government support policy for all types of Renewables. The training will fully equip delegates with the latest information on financing all types of renewable energy projects to allow them to continue to participate successfully in the Renewables Industry, both in the UK and internationally. The course is applicable to those with a basic and advanced understanding of the sector, considering the initial concept design through to final completion.

 

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