The International Labour Organization (ILO), with funding provided by the Government of Sweden, is supporting the Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre (KGRTC) to implement the Skills for Energy in Southern Africa (SESA) Project. This is a three-and-a-half-year intervention with the overall development objective of increasing the uptake of renewable energy, energy efficiency and regional energy integration through skills development in Zambia and the SADC region. It is expected that the project will strengthen KGRTC’s capacity as a Centre of Excellence for energy training in the region and significantly increase the number of power technicians, engineers and managers that are skilled in renewable energy, energy efficiency and regional energy integration. The project will be implemented through a Public Private Public Development Partnership (PPDP) approach.

The Financial Modelling for Renewable Energy Projects course will give you the skills to develop and analyze financial models for renewable projects.  

The objective of this course is to provide:

• Participants the skills required to understand financial models for renewable energy projects.

At the end of this training programme, course participants shall be able to:

• Explain Renewable Energy;
• Use Excel for Modelling;
• Carry out Financial Modelling for Solar and Small Hydropower Projects;
• Model Selling Power;
• Model Operating Costs;
• Model Working Capital;
• Model Property Plant and Equipment and Depreciation;
• Model Taxation for RE Projects;
• Model Equity, Dividends and Cash;
• Size Debt (Debt Sculpting);
• Model Project Returns;
• Develop Dashboards in Microsoft Excel.

1. Introduction to Renewable Energy
2. Excel Refresher
3. Financial Modelling for Solar and Small Hydropower Projects
4. Selling Power
5. Operating Costs
6. Working Capital
7. Property Plant and Equipment and Depreciation
8. Taxation
9. Equity, Dividends and Cash
10. Sizing Debt
11. Project Returns
12. Development of Dashboards

Participant’s profile or target group are managers, accountants, engineers, and any suitably qualified personnel involved in Renewable Energy Project Planning and development.