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Investment Appraisal in Competitive Electricity Markets

The most fundamental change affecting the value of investments in competitive electricity markets is the inherent uncertainty about electricity prices in electricity markets.

The uncertain future level of prices from investment in generation creates a risk for the investor, and while this risk affects all generating technologies, it does so in different ways.

This article introduces the sources of risk, focussing in particular on electricity price risk, and how this can affect financial appraisal of power generation investments.

Green Bonds
 

Capital Markets have been a source of funding for green investments for a number of years - but until recently, financing was predominantly from equity.

Now however, declining costs coupled with increased environmental awareness have been propelling growth in the renewable energy industry...

According to Green Bond Principles, the defining characteristic of a Green Bond is how the proceeds are utilised. The sectors into which the proceeds must be invested are evolving all the time.

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  • Growth Drivers within Emerging Markets
  • The medium-term macroeconomic and financial environment has become less supportive of capital flows to Emerging Markets. Tightening in global financial conditions in recent months has exposed a slowdown in emerging market economies.
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  • Financing Urban Asian Infrastructure Projects
  • In the 19th Century, London was the only world city with a population of more than 5 million. Now there are more than 54 cities with a larger population, and most of them are in Asia. With an annual investment of $100 billion required, how will we cope with the urban infrastructure requirements of the 21st Century?
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  • Risk Transfer for Bankable PPP Initiatives
  • One of the most obvious trends in the project finance market at a global level is the shift from entirely private initiatives to projects involving the public administration. With PPP's now accounting for 25% of the total loans granted in Europe and Central Asia, what are private sector investors and international fund providers generally be looking for considering involvement in a PPP project?
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  • Who's Driving World Growth?
  • The buzz about the BRIC's is not just a developing country growth success story - they now have the scale to challenge the established major economies in terms of influence on the world economy. So... what does it take to create BRIC like-affect...?
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  • Corporate Risk Management - VAR or CFAR?
  • Financial risk management for non-financial corporations is a relatively new concept. To state the problem succinctly, corporate risk is complex. Unlike pure, well-defined financial risks, the risk characteristics of a corporation cannot be easily described by a single equation containing a few variables.
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  • Mid-size Company Risk Management
  • Risk management is now a critical task in many corporations. Any number of uncertainties can derail a strategic plan if they have not been anticipated. All risk scenarios can have serious consequences for the company's future competitive position. No light matter, then.
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