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Funding private RE and EE projects in challenging markets

Funding private RE and EE projects in challenging markets. EEP with Southern Africa, Workshop in Gaborone Helena Korhonen/January 19, 2009. Finnfund in brief. Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd. – development finance institution

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Funding private RE and EE projects in challenging markets

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  1. Funding private RE and EE projects in challenging markets EEP with Southern Africa, Workshop in Gaborone Helena Korhonen/January 19, 2009

  2. Finnfund in brief • Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd. – development finance institution • Shareholders: State of Finland 84,2 %, Finnvera Plc 15,7 % (ECA), Confederation of Finnish Industries EK 0,1 % • Founded in 1980 • Office in Helsinki, staff of 40 persons • Member of the European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) • Finnfund finances companies to be established or already operating in developing and transitional countries

  3. Finnfund’s operational area (DAC classification including countries in transition)

  4. Special features of Finnfund’s financing • Long-term risk-taking (5 – 10+ years) • Financing directly to the project company or via a holding company • We accept local security • Clients – no strict limits on sectors or sizes • but no potable alcohol, tobacco etc. • Instruments tailor-made depending on projects’ needs • International network to bring co-investors and co-lenders to projects

  5. General requirements for Finnfund’s financing • Economically viable projects • Positive environmental and social impacts • Private sector / privatization projects / PPP • Maximum share of appr. 1/3 of total project cost • Finnish interest involved

  6. Finnish interest • Finnish shareholder/partner • Finnish carbon buyer • Long-term partnership (e.g. management-, licence-, purchasing agreement) • Technology transfer • Significant positive environmental impact • Major partners for Finnish development cooperation(Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Tanzania, Egypt, Nepal, Vietnam, Nicaragua and Peru) and LDC countries

  7. Financial instruments • Equity - risk-sharing as a minority shareholder • Mezzanine - subordinated and convertible loans • Loans - medium to long-term investment loans • Guarantees • Finnfund’s investment usually 1-10 million euros

  8. Equity investments • Maximum appr. 1/3 of total equity • Industrial sponsor/partner required • max. matching its shareholding • Exit terms planned in advance • exit after 5+ years’ holding period • Shareholders agreement to describe the responsibilities and interests of each counterparty • Possibility to participate in corporate governance • Often an off-shore holding company

  9. Investment loans • Maturity 5-10+ years, grace period of 1-3 years • Market-based interests/margins • project/country risks • exemption of withholding taxation in several countries • Collateral e.g. assets, agreements etc. of the project company • Currency euros or dollars, local currencies becoming possible • Max 50% of the total debt portion • Due diligence and documentation costs paid by the project

  10. Mezzanine financing • Instruments that improve capital structure • Unsecured subordinated loans, preferred shares, convertible bonds… • Built-in exit (mezzanine vs. equity investment)

  11. Renewable energy, clean tech, energy efficiency • Rice husk fired power plant in Thailand, 22 MW, ~10% shareholding (common shares) • Hydro power project in Honduras, 13 MW, preferred shares • Clean Globe International, oil spill response centers and other waste management globally, equity + debt • Fund investment in Central America (Carec) • Hydro in Sri Lanka and Honduras, approved, not signed • Pipeline: biogas and hydro in Central America, biomass in India, wind in South Asia, infrastructure in Uganda, energy efficiency and hydro in Ukraine and rural electrification

  12. Rural Energisation, Access-to-Energy • Our financing is geared towards projects and corporations • We need to find a way to finance rural energisation • Players needed (we think): • Developer, promoter or similar (might be one of the below ones) • NGOs to raise awareness • Small energy companies to design, deliver, install and maintain the solution • MFIs to finance the end-customers • FF can finance MFIs

  13. Governments’ role • Support private sector activities (medium/big scale projects): • Allow IPPs (small and big) • Tariffs for grid connected RE producers • CDM mechanism to work (might be the sole source for cash flow for energy efficiency) • Energy Service COmpanies (energy efficiency) • For rural energisation: • Ask for and channel donor funds earmarked to this (not so much for technology, but other support) • Permiting and licensing

  14. Experience on the EEP in Central America • Have participated since the beginning (2002) • Have widened our network with bankers, project developers, government officials etc. • Get every now and then a lot of potential project ideas • Our regional fund (Carec) has found many potential projects via the EEP, we co-invest with them • We are much better known in the region today

  15. Portfolio and commitments - geographical distribution(total EUR 234 million), 30 June 2008

  16. Portfolio and commitments by sector (total EUR 234 million), 30 June 2008

  17. Finnpartnership - Finnish Business Partnership Programme • Finnpartnership is a business partnership programme financed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and operated by Finnfund. • Stimulates business cooperation between companies in Finland and developing countries. • Provides services mainly for Finnish companies’ projects in developing countries • Business Partnership Support Facility (grant) • Advisory services • Identification of new business partnerships (matchmaking services) www.finnpartnership.fi

  18. Contacts • www.finnfund.fi • firstname.lastname@finnfund.fi • tel. +358 9 348 434 • Uudenmaankatu 16 BFI-00120 Helsinki, Finland

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