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 Construction Contracts and Power Purchase Agreements course is designed to enable participants gain insight on processes to deal with Construction Contracts management and gain a comprehensive understanding of the key elements in the present-day environment where Power Purchase Agreements are an indispensable tool for the day-to-day operation of power utility companies. 

The objective of this course is to provide:

• A comprehensive understanding of the factors that lead to successful Construction Contracts and Power Purchase Agreements.

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

• Identify the different project contract models;
• Prepare and negotiate project contracts;
• Understand the legal implications of tender documents;
• Negotiate power purchase agreements;
• Understand the financial provisions contained in power purchase agreements;
• Allocate and mitigate risk through power purchase agreements;
• Interpret power purchase agreements;
• Manage defaults and terminations through power purchase agreements

• Contract models
• Contract preparation and negotiations
• Tender documents and their legal implication
• The Power Purchase Agreement 
• Financial Provisions
• Risk Allocation and Mitigation
• Other PPA Provisions
• Default and Termination

Suitably qualified personnel involved in contract management, power project management.