Project and Infrastructure Finance
Structure bankable infrastructure projects: risk allocation, financial modelling, funding sources and lender requirements.
- 5 days
- Classroom · Live virtual · In-house
- Afriskora Certificate of Completion
Course overview
Africa's infrastructure gap is measured in hundreds of billions of dollars, and closing it depends on bankable projects. This course explains how project finance works: special purpose vehicles, risk allocation, financial modelling, debt sizing, blended finance from development finance institutions, and the due diligence lenders require. Case studies include renewable energy IPPs and toll roads.
Who should attend
- Project developers and sponsors
- Bankers and DFI investment officers
- Government PPP and infrastructure units
- Lawyers and advisers on infrastructure deals
What you will be able to do
- Explain project finance structures and participants
- Identify and allocate project risks
- Build and interpret a project finance model
- Size debt using cover ratios
- Access DFI, blended and climate finance
Course outline
Day 1Project finance basics
- • Corporate versus project finance
- • The SPV and its contracts
- • Project participants
- • Bankability
Day 2Risk allocation
- • Construction and completion risk
- • Market and offtake risk
- • Political and currency risk
- • Insurance and guarantees
Day 3Financial modelling
- • Model structure
- • Debt sizing and DSCR
- • Equity returns
- • Sensitivities
Day 4Funding sources
- • Commercial banks and bonds
- • DFIs and blended finance
- • Climate finance
- • Local currency funding
Day 5Closing the deal
- • Due diligence
- • Term sheets and conditions precedent
- • Financial close
- • IPP case study
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Project and Infrastructure Finance course?
The course runs for 5 days. Daily start and finish times are confirmed in your joining instructions. Live virtual sessions cover the same programme.
Do I receive a certificate?
Yes. Every participant who completes the course receives an Afriskora Certificate of Completion with a unique code that employers can verify online.
Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. We can run it at your premises or online for your team, on dates that suit you, and adapt examples and case studies to your sector.
How do I book and pay?
Request dates and we'll send available sessions and a quote. Bookings are confirmed by invoice and paid by EFT. South African clients can include the course in their Workplace Skills Plan.
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