Difference between revisions of "Mini-Grid Financing"
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| − | [[File:ProSolar Financing Handbook Cover.jpg|border|right|180px|ProSolar Financing Guidebook|alt=This guidebook|link=File:How do we finance it?.pdf]][[:File:How do we finance it?.pdf|This financing guidebook]] for mini-grid businesses was developed to provide guidelines<br/>and recommendations for securing various forms of financing for the most relevant types | + | [[File:ProSolar Financing Handbook Cover.jpg|border|right|180px|ProSolar Financing Guidebook|alt=This guidebook|link=File:How do we finance it?.pdf]][[:File:How do we finance it?.pdf|This financing guidebook]] for mini-grid businesses was developed to provide guidelines<br/>and recommendations for securing various forms of financing for the most relevant types of mini-grid businesses and projects in [[Kenya_Energy_Situation|Kenya]]. It serves to provide an overview of mini-grids and the key financing concepts and procedures that developers should consider when developing mini-grid projects. |
| − | Successful financing of mini-grid projects requires an understanding of the relationships between different pools of money and diversifying investments to increase resilience and lower risks. Project developers are tasked with attracting the right type of investment depending on their business model and mini-grid stage in the funding cycle. Of importance is the understanding of the contribution and impact of the investors on the development of mini-grids. | + | Successful financing of [[Category:Mini-grid|mini-grid]] projects requires an understanding of the relationships between different pools of money and diversifying investments to increase resilience and lower risks. Project developers are tasked with attracting the right type of investment depending on their business model and mini-grid stage in the funding cycle. Of importance is the understanding of the contribution and impact of the investors on the development of mini-grids. |
| − | <span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) | + | <span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">This handbook, therefore, eases the understanding of relevant aspects of financing mini-grids and </span><span style="font-size: 13.6px">sheds light</span><span style="font-size: 13.6px"> on the financing process, options and timings for project developers. It presents an overview of business models relevant for mini-grids as well as classic investment cases, giving corresponding illustrations of tariff structures and key considerations for financing methods for each case. Case studies which are drawn from micro-grid, mini-grid and small power distributors projects in Kenya showcase the application of illustrative tariff and financial models <span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">and spell out risk abatement alternatives for mini-grids</span>.</span> |
| − | The guidebook will be of interest to <span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) | + | The guidebook will be of interest to <span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">(prospective) mini-grid developers who seek to get<span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> a better understanding of financing a mini-grid in Kenya. I<span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">t may also serve as a reference to the overall business financing process and be </span><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">a useful guide for regulators, bilateral and multilateral development partners, as well as </span><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">investors seeking to gain insights on investments in the mini-grid sector in Kenya. T<span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">he handbook is the most recent addition to a series of publications by ProSolar for mini-grid practitioners, coming after a practical guide to mini-grid<span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"> [[:File:GIZ2014-en-where-shall-we-put-it-kenya.pdf|site selection]], [[:File:GIZ2016-ProSolar-Licensing-Guidebook.pdf|licensing]] and [[:File:Mini-Grid Sizing Guidebook.pdf|sizing]]. </span></span></span></span></span> |
| − | <br/><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) | + | <br/><span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">While this handbook intends to display the required knowledge for mini-grid financing, mini-grid projects are very site specific. </span>''The authors of this handbook, therefore, do not accept any liability for commercial or investment decisions taken on the grounds of the knowledge presented within. '' |
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== Table of Contents == | == Table of Contents == | ||
| − | <span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Link of the guidebook: [[:File:How do we finance it?.pdf|Mini-Grid Financing Guidebook]]</span><br/> | + | <span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Link of the guidebook: [[:File:How do we finance it?.pdf|Mini-Grid Financing Guidebook]]</span><br/> |
#Introduction 10 | #Introduction 10 | ||
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== Further Information == | == Further Information == | ||
| − | <span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">This guidebook has been developed as part of a series of handbooks on mini-grids. You can access the other ones on the following web pages:</span><br/> | + | <span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">This guidebook has been developed as part of a series of handbooks on mini-grids. You can access the other ones on the following web pages:</span><br/> |
| − | *GIZ-ProSolar. [[:File:Mini- | + | *GIZ-ProSolar. [[:File:Mini-Grid Sizing Guidebook.pdf|What size shall it be?]] A guide to mini-grid sizing and demand forecasting. August 2016. |
*GIZ-ProSolar. [[:File:GIZ2016-ProSolar-Licensing-Guidebook.pdf|How do we license it?]] Lessons learned from the application for power generation and distribution for the Talek Power Solar Mini-Grid project. July 2015. | *GIZ-ProSolar. [[:File:GIZ2016-ProSolar-Licensing-Guidebook.pdf|How do we license it?]] Lessons learned from the application for power generation and distribution for the Talek Power Solar Mini-Grid project. July 2015. | ||
*GIZ - ProSolar. [[:File:GIZ2014-en-where-shall-we-put-it-kenya.pdf|Where shall we put it]]? Solar mini-grid site selection handbook. June 2014. | *GIZ - ProSolar. [[:File:GIZ2014-en-where-shall-we-put-it-kenya.pdf|Where shall we put it]]? Solar mini-grid site selection handbook. June 2014. | ||
*ProSolar 2016 fact sheets: [[:File:2016 GIZ ProSolar brief Leading the way to rural electrification.pdf|ProSolar]] project, [[:File:Mini-Grids RBF Brochure.pdf|Mini-Grids Result Based Funding]] (RBF) project. | *ProSolar 2016 fact sheets: [[:File:2016 GIZ ProSolar brief Leading the way to rural electrification.pdf|ProSolar]] project, [[:File:Mini-Grids RBF Brochure.pdf|Mini-Grids Result Based Funding]] (RBF) project. | ||
Revision as of 07:13, 13 September 2017
Overview
and recommendations for securing various forms of financing for the most relevant types of mini-grid businesses and projects in Kenya. It serves to provide an overview of mini-grids and the key financing concepts and procedures that developers should consider when developing mini-grid projects.
Successful financing of projects requires an understanding of the relationships between different pools of money and diversifying investments to increase resilience and lower risks. Project developers are tasked with attracting the right type of investment depending on their business model and mini-grid stage in the funding cycle. Of importance is the understanding of the contribution and impact of the investors on the development of mini-grids.
This handbook, therefore, eases the understanding of relevant aspects of financing mini-grids and sheds light on the financing process, options and timings for project developers. It presents an overview of business models relevant for mini-grids as well as classic investment cases, giving corresponding illustrations of tariff structures and key considerations for financing methods for each case. Case studies which are drawn from micro-grid, mini-grid and small power distributors projects in Kenya showcase the application of illustrative tariff and financial models and spell out risk abatement alternatives for mini-grids.
The guidebook will be of interest to (prospective) mini-grid developers who seek to get a better understanding of financing a mini-grid in Kenya. It may also serve as a reference to the overall business financing process and be a useful guide for regulators, bilateral and multilateral development partners, as well as investors seeking to gain insights on investments in the mini-grid sector in Kenya. The handbook is the most recent addition to a series of publications by ProSolar for mini-grid practitioners, coming after a practical guide to mini-grid site selection, licensing and sizing.
While this handbook intends to display the required knowledge for mini-grid financing, mini-grid projects are very site specific. The authors of this handbook, therefore, do not accept any liability for commercial or investment decisions taken on the grounds of the knowledge presented within.
Table of Contents
Link of the guidebook: Mini-Grid Financing Guidebook
- Introduction 10
- Understanding Mini-Grid Financing 12
2.1. Basic Finance Principles 12
2.2. Corporate vs. Project Financing 14
2.3. The Different Pools of Money in Global Finance 15
2.4. Types of Financing and their Considerations 21
2.5. Stages of Financing 23
2.6. Types and Timing of Financing for Mini-grid Projects 28
2.7. What Investors Value in Companies they Invest In 30
3. Kenya Mini-Grid Market Overview 34
3.1. Market size and relevant actors 34
3.2. Framework conditions 35
3.3. Financing Mini-Grids in Kenya 37
4. Solar-Hybrid Mini-Grid Business Models and Cost-structures 40
4.1. Case 1 - Micro-Grid 43
4.2. Case 2 - Isolated Mini-Grid 47
4.3. Case 3 - Small Power Distributor 51
5. How to Apply for and Secure Financing for Mini-Grid Developers 56
5.1. Financing Steps for Mini-grid Developers 57
5.2. Challenges for securing finance 72
6. Conclusion 73
Annex 75
Further Information
This guidebook has been developed as part of a series of handbooks on mini-grids. You can access the other ones on the following web pages:
- GIZ-ProSolar. What size shall it be? A guide to mini-grid sizing and demand forecasting. August 2016.
- GIZ-ProSolar. How do we license it? Lessons learned from the application for power generation and distribution for the Talek Power Solar Mini-Grid project. July 2015.
- GIZ - ProSolar. Where shall we put it? Solar mini-grid site selection handbook. June 2014.
- ProSolar 2016 fact sheets: ProSolar project, Mini-Grids Result Based Funding (RBF) project.
