2 Day Masterclass in Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)

A comprehensive training for the big picture of Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreements

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Course Objectives

In this 2 Day Masterclass, participants will:

• Analyse the typical structure of the PPA document and the provisions in a power purchase agreement.

• Understand the underlying economic terms and how to find them in a power purchase agreement.

• Learn about the risks that a PPA can address.

• Discover what it takes to make a PPA “bankable”.

• Put PPAs in the context of the wider contractual framework and applications in various markets across geographies.

• Enable buyers and sellers to actively participate in PPA negotiations.

Joachim Baumgaertner is a specialist management consultant in the renewable energy sector, advising technology start-ups, growth companies, financial institutions and strategy consultants on a broad range of issues across the whole clean energy value chain, including complementary areas of business planning, technology strategy, financing and carbon management.

He is involved in the project development of utility-scale solar power, solar greenhouses and waste-to-energy plants worldwide, including Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana, Puerto Rico, and India.

Joachim has a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Stuttgart. He has conducted research into off-grid hybrid renewable energy systems with solar photovoltaics, wind turbines, batteries and Diesel engines at the Centre for Renewable Energy in Loughborough where he was awarded an MPhil. He gained an MBA with Distinction from the London Business School with a particular focus on Finance and Entrepreneurship.

Due to the relatively high capital costs of renewable energy plants, investors require long-term certainty about the plant’s ability to sell the power it generates.

This is usually achieved through a long-term power purchase agreement. Less than 5% of newly built power plants are not financed on the back of a power purchase agreement.

The workshop is based on many projects in different markets. The course is useful to those who want to have the opportunity to analyse and assess real-life power purchase agreements.

• Lawyers

• Analysts

• Asset Managers

• Investors

• Banks

• Energy Regulators

• Insurance Companies

• Energy equipment providers

• The 2 Day Masterclass is delivered live online.

• Course reminders, access passwords, digital course materials and slides will be sent out before the course.

• Course Timings: 9 - 4 pm (UK GMT/BST). Timings can be adjusted to suit your time zone.

• A Certificate of Participation will be given to each attendee.