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Financing energy projects in developing countries
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Publication Information:
Tulsa, Oklahoma : PennWell Corp., 2007
Physical Description:
xxxv, 447 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781593701246

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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.


Author Notes

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