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Understanding Power Purchase Agreements
In July 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Commercial Law Development Program (in partnership with the African Legal Support Facility) brought together a group of world-class experts to update and refresh the "Understanding Power Purchase Agreements" handbook five years after the original publication. The updated handbook, funded by Power Africa, includes additional insight and case studies on the negotiation of power purchase agreements for both small and large-scale projects, along with new guidance on emerging issues in the African power markets such as commercial and industrial power purchase agreements and cross-border agreements.
Understanding Power Project Financing
This new, second edition handbook provides an overview of financing tools for stakeholders looking to develop power projects. It also touches on additional topics such as the growing energy gap, power project financing in a debt-constrained environment, and newly energizing finance facilities.
Understanding Power Project Procurement
Procuring power projects is complex and there are a variety of approaches the public party can use to establish and maintain power projects. This handbook provides an overview of the mechanisms and strategy behind successful Power Project Procurement, including the advantages and disadvantages of the alternatives.
Understanding Natural Gas and LNG Options
Natural gas development could enable public entities and private companies to generate more power from abundant natural resources or from imported gas (in the form of LNG or pipeline gas) – building deeper and broader gas markets for the benefit of all. This handbook focuses on the factors that exporting or importing nations on the continent need to consider when making decisions about natural gas development in general and more specifically the development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects related to the export and import of LNG.
Understanding Power Transmission Financing
As generation expands, transmission is needed to bring electricity to the demand centers. The Understanding Power Transmission Financing handbook is a resource for regulators and procurement authorities to use to build transmission infrastructure through private financing and development.
Understanding Energy Storage
Energy storage technology plays a critical role in enabling increasing energy access and ensuring energy abundance. The Understanding Energy Storage handbook is a resource for decision-makers in the power space that demystifies energy storage technology and regulations to catalyze private investment.
