Assistance to private operators

In the context of electricity market liberation, the participation of private operators is increasingly needed as investors in performance contracts. This kind of involvement is relatively new for operators in the energy sector.

The flexible mechanisms set under the Kyoto Protocol to ease global green House Gases emissions reduction should soon improve
the financial viability of projects and bring new opportunities to large industrial operators.
IED is a partner to private operators to develop emerging markets under the sustainable development umbrella..

Strategic consultancy
Market studies for private operators interested in diversification ;
Studies on the technical potential of institutional and regulatory frameworks
allowing for the elaboration of a business plan.

Project identification and feasibility studies
Project inception and identification ;
Feasibility studies on project risks and cost effectiveness ;
Assistance on contract negotiation such as Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
and on the provision of the necessary authorisations ;
Assistance to establish the financial packaging and the Bank Information Memorandum.

Assistance in the project initiation
As technical assistant.

Key references
(Our clients and partners are large organisations and SMEs, French or international).
Project development of a PV rural electrification concession ;
Development of an electricity generation project from small
hydro power plants (< 10 MW) ;
Assistance to the establishment of energy service companies, ESCOS.