What is the most effective type of solar financing?

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Hello I am currently offering renewable lease funding from £1m upwards
Where there is any feed in tariff and export tariff availble these can be the required payments for a lease,typically 10 years.The remaining term of the tariff is payable to the client.
If there are no tariffs available the client must show payments can be met with no risk assigned.(energy savings can obviously offset.
If the tariff repayment method is used then there is NO CAPITAL OUTLAY.
Please contact me for further information.

Please contact me at jiwansodhi@gmail.com for lease funding in india

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Among many other things, risk minimalisation and transparency of solar projects is certainly part of an effective finance plan. Do not only show strenghts of your project but also (possible) weaknesses. Bring them up yourself, of course with a suggestion to mitigate risks. And add failures from the past (herewith lessons learnt) to your corporate story. It will lead to long term relations with financiers, instead of casino capital.

The answer to your question depends on kind of solar project you are referring to:

If it is grid connected solar PV plant feeding solar energy to grid and one have secured a PPA then I would say it will have to be debt financing with about 20-30% promoter investment in equity. The interest cost of debt will vary based on financial strength of the promoter and previous project implementation experience. The lower the cost of debt higher project IRRs one should expect. Further lower promoter equity investment also increases project IRRs. The cost of debt will also depend on the counter party which has issued the PPA.

But if one is setting up a rooftop solar project, operating lease financing could be the best option. The lease financing cost will again depend on the promoter's financial strength. And one can also avail of 100% financing with 0% upfront investment. Depending on the lease term, the cost of leasing can turn out to be lower than the energy cost paid by the promoter.

Both types of projects stated above are now being discussed by various utility companies around the world.

I hope this initiates more relevant discussion.