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.

This course aims to give participants a broad understanding of what goes into the business planning for an Independent Power Production Plant (‘IPP’). It gives and overview of the regional energy sector, studies and documentation required, financing options and market structures. 

The objective of this course is to provide:

• Participants with the skills needed to ensure that the business is managed in compliance with all the requirements of the project financiers ensuring that operational and other risks are managed.

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

• Create a corporate structure for a Special Purpose Vehicle in the Renewable Energy Sector
• Understand the requirement by financiers for a ringfenced special purpose vehicle
• Understand the importance of the interlinkage of compliance between the financing documents and all the other project documents
• Effectively Manage an Asset Management team
• Establish effective systems to support the functions of the asset management team
• Maintain Financial Models for the business
• Understand the requirement for a well-controlled business environment 
• Manage Project Stakeholders 
• Appreciate the importance of independence and avoidance of conflict of interest in the management of the business

• Structuring of a Renewable Energy Entity- SPV and Why This is Preferred
• Management of Project Agreements
• Asset Management Team Competencies
• Key Functions and Scope of the Asset Management Team- Reporting and Compliance
•  Establishment of Business Systems to Support the Functions of the Asset Management Team
•  Maintenance of Financial Models
•  Linkage Between Compliance, General Performance of the Asset Management Team and Dividend Lock up
•  Management of Lenders’ Consultants
• Benefits of an Independent Asset Manager

Participant’s profile or target group are engineers, technicians, accountants, business managers and any suitably qualified personnel requiring in the running of the operations of the company during its life span.