Financing and subsidy-free renewables projects: proud price movements, COVID-19 impacts, and the optimal power purchase agreement

In the second of two special episodes of the Joint Venture podcast, Banking and Finance partner Nath Curtis sat down with Inspiratia, and Chris Williams, Head of Project Finance at the bank LBBW, to take stock of the current state of the market.

In this latest podcast, we focus in on the financing perspective for UK subsidy free renewables project taking in topics such as the impact of proud price movements, the impact of COVID-19, what the optimal power purchase agreement looks like and the prospect of subsidy returning to onshore wind and solar.

We also assess the longer term viability of either fully merchant projects, or those of at least some form of merchant exposure as well as how the level of government intervention stacks up against the requirements to meet the binding decarbonisation targets the UK has set. For all this, and more, click the link below:

This latest Podcast continues our series with Inspiratia. If you've missed any of the firm's previous energy market discussions, you can catch up using the links below:

Partner Gareth Baker sits down with Barney Coles from renewables investor Capital Dynamics, to explore how COVID-19 has affected ways of working, the impact of reduced power prices, and the possible consequences for the UK's development pipeline. Gareth also speaks with Tom Williams, Partner at Downing, talking flexible generation and the UK funding landscape for battery storage; Partner Helen Emmerson discusses all you need to know about behind-the-meter battery storage with Roberto Castiglioni, Senior Investment Director at Ingenious Infrastructure and Managing Director of Argonaut Power; and Partner Gus Wood joins Joe MacDonald, vice president of sales at UK aggregator Limejump, regarding battery storage and routes to market.