Pooling Water Projects to Move Beyond Project Finance

To date most private sector water projects have been financed on a limited recourse basis, that is, with project cash flows and assets as the main security for lenders. The move from project to corporate (balance sheet) financing is occurring in st...

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Main Authors: Haarmeyer, David, Mody, Ashoka
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/09/441598/pooling-water-projects-move-beyond-project-finance
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spelling okr-10986-115342021-04-23T14:02:56Z Pooling Water Projects to Move Beyond Project Finance Haarmeyer, David Mody, Ashoka ACCOUNTABILITY BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BORROWING CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITALIZATION CASH FLOWS COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATE FINANCE COSTS OF BORROWING DEBT DEREGULATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUITY INVESTMENTS GAS HOLDING COMPANIES INVESTMENT PROGRAM LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MARKET POWER MUNICIPALITIES PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES PIPELINE PIPELINES POWER GENERATION POWER PLANTS PRIVATE FINANCING PURCHASING POWER RATING AGENCIES SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION UTILITIES SEWERAGE SYSTEM STREAMS WASTEWATER WASTEWATER SECTOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER COMPANIES WATER PROJECTS WATER UTILITIES PROJECT FINANCE BALANCE SHEETS CORPORATE FINANCE CREDITWORTHINESS CAPITAL MARKETS WATER UTILITIES CUSTOMERS EQUITY FUNDS FINANCING PROGRAMS EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS RISK MANAGEMENT POLITICAL RISKS REGULATORY STRUCTURE PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR To date most private sector water projects have been financed on a limited recourse basis, that is, with project cash flows and assets as the main security for lenders. The move from project to corporate (balance sheet) financing is occurring in stages. Financing project debt from the sponsor company's balance sheet exposes that company to significant risk and thus requires a strong and large balance sheet. Designed in part to shield a company's balance sheet, innovative financing structures and instruments are emerging. Ultimately, the goal is for water utilities to raise debt and equity from capital markets on the basis of their own balance sheets, strengthened by a diversified and stable rate-paying customer base. The authors review the new trends. 2012-08-13T15:19:38Z 2012-08-13T15:19:38Z 1998-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/09/441598/pooling-water-projects-move-beyond-project-finance Viewpoint. -- Note no. 152 (September 1998) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11534 English Viewpoint CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BORROWING
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITALIZATION
CASH FLOWS
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONSTRUCTION
CORPORATE FINANCE
COSTS OF BORROWING
DEBT
DEREGULATION
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EQUITY INVESTMENTS
GAS
HOLDING COMPANIES
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MARKET POWER
MUNICIPALITIES
PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES
PIPELINE
PIPELINES
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANTS
PRIVATE FINANCING
PURCHASING POWER
RATING AGENCIES
SANITATION SECTOR
SANITATION UTILITIES
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
STREAMS
WASTEWATER
WASTEWATER SECTOR
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
WATER COMPANIES
WATER PROJECTS
WATER UTILITIES PROJECT FINANCE
BALANCE SHEETS
CORPORATE FINANCE
CREDITWORTHINESS
CAPITAL MARKETS
WATER UTILITIES
CUSTOMERS
EQUITY FUNDS
FINANCING PROGRAMS
EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
RISK MANAGEMENT
POLITICAL RISKS
REGULATORY STRUCTURE
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE SECTOR
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BORROWING
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITALIZATION
CASH FLOWS
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONSTRUCTION
CORPORATE FINANCE
COSTS OF BORROWING
DEBT
DEREGULATION
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EQUITY INVESTMENTS
GAS
HOLDING COMPANIES
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MARKET POWER
MUNICIPALITIES
PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES
PIPELINE
PIPELINES
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANTS
PRIVATE FINANCING
PURCHASING POWER
RATING AGENCIES
SANITATION SECTOR
SANITATION UTILITIES
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
STREAMS
WASTEWATER
WASTEWATER SECTOR
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
WATER COMPANIES
WATER PROJECTS
WATER UTILITIES PROJECT FINANCE
BALANCE SHEETS
CORPORATE FINANCE
CREDITWORTHINESS
CAPITAL MARKETS
WATER UTILITIES
CUSTOMERS
EQUITY FUNDS
FINANCING PROGRAMS
EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
RISK MANAGEMENT
POLITICAL RISKS
REGULATORY STRUCTURE
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE SECTOR
Haarmeyer, David
Mody, Ashoka
Pooling Water Projects to Move Beyond Project Finance
relation Viewpoint
description To date most private sector water projects have been financed on a limited recourse basis, that is, with project cash flows and assets as the main security for lenders. The move from project to corporate (balance sheet) financing is occurring in stages. Financing project debt from the sponsor company's balance sheet exposes that company to significant risk and thus requires a strong and large balance sheet. Designed in part to shield a company's balance sheet, innovative financing structures and instruments are emerging. Ultimately, the goal is for water utilities to raise debt and equity from capital markets on the basis of their own balance sheets, strengthened by a diversified and stable rate-paying customer base. The authors review the new trends.
format Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
author Haarmeyer, David
Mody, Ashoka
author_facet Haarmeyer, David
Mody, Ashoka
author_sort Haarmeyer, David
title Pooling Water Projects to Move Beyond Project Finance
title_short Pooling Water Projects to Move Beyond Project Finance
title_full Pooling Water Projects to Move Beyond Project Finance
title_fullStr Pooling Water Projects to Move Beyond Project Finance
title_full_unstemmed Pooling Water Projects to Move Beyond Project Finance
title_sort pooling water projects to move beyond project finance
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/09/441598/pooling-water-projects-move-beyond-project-finance
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