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The two main tax equity structures are sale/leasebacks and partnership/flips. The ITC is a one-time credit against income tax that is based on the amount invested in a facility. The ITC is subject to recapture if, within five years after a facility is “placed in service,” the taxpayer sells or otherwise disposes of the project or stops using it in a manner that qualifies for the credit – like taking it out of service or permitting the PPA off taker to operate and maintain the

This intend to be a summary  post of the “Scaling up Private Finance for Clean Energy in  Emerging and Developing Economies” published by the IEA and IFC The Emerging Markets and Developing Economics (EMDEs) group contains the following territories: Africa, Developing Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, the Middle East and South and Southeast Asia. In EMDEs there are 775 million people that lack access to electricity and 2.4B that lack access to clean cooking fuels. Clean techno

Relaxed credit terms have created opportunities for priming financing outside Chapter 11.  In today’s market, drafting holes in sponsor-friendly credit agreements are exploited to avoid the cost and dislocation of a Chapter 11 process.  The current trend is an evolution from one type of Liability Management Transaction (LMT), the dropdowns of collateral, toward the other type of LMT, senior new money and non-ratable up tier exchanges.  A LMT begins with creditors holding comm

There are several ways in which a hybrid PPA can work. Just like the technical setup of each co-located project, there is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to the commercialization aspect. It always comes down to investment goals, risk appetite, and the capabilities when it comes to trading assets of each asset owner.   1.       Renewable PPA & Storage Capacity agreement (CSA)/Optimization agreement In this scenario, the hybrid arrangement comprises two contracts: a

PPA structures are evolving, and the challenge of Hybrid PPAs lies behind understanding and quantifying the benefits of flexibility, and how it’s reflected in the pricing. The risk profile of the asset is the core determinant of its fair value. And since energy storage changes the risk profile of the generation part, this would need to be reflected in the price. To understand what’s driving the Hybrid PAP pricing, it would be better to go through how benchmark PPA prices are

The Inflation Reduction Act's investments are bearing fruit by creating good-paying jobs, strengthening our energy security, tackling climate change, and improving services the IRS provides to taxpayers.   The IRA development in terms of tax credits, included: (i)                   Extension of the production tax credit (PTC) and the investment tax credit (ITC) for electricity generated from wind, solar and certain other renewable resources. (ii)                 Expansion of