Reducing the Cost of Capital: Strategies to Unlock Clean Energy Investment in Emerging and Developing Economies
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This report builds on previous IEA analysis and on new survey data collected for the IEA’s Cost of Capital Observatory project. The cost of capital is particularly important for clean energy projects which typically have high upfront costs during development. In EMDEs, the cost of capital is far higher relative to advanced economies and China due to real and perceived risks. Country-related risks such as currency fluctuations or the rule of law, and sector- and project-related risks including revenue flows, regulatory uncertainty and access to the grids are among the main concerns for investors. Reducing these risks will be key to lowering the cost of capital and in turn unlocking clean energy investment in the parts of the world that most need it.
This special report provides detailed insights into the risk factors that affect financing costs across different clean energy sectors in EMDEs and provides recommendations of what can be done to address them.
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