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Using Country Systems to Manage Climate Change Finance. Considerations in mobilizing private for global climate finance. 2013.12.3. Kim, Sungwoo. Regional Head of Climate Change & Sustainability, KPMG Asia Pacific.
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Using Country Systems to ManageClimate Change Finance Considerations in mobilizing private for global climate finance 2013.12.3 Kim,Sungwoo Regional Head of Climate Change & Sustainability, KPMG Asia Pacific
Various area for cooperation with the private sector in the global climate landscape Through long-standing efforts to integrate the private sector into the global climate finance architecture, a wide variety of private partners and possible areas for cooperation have been identified. Narrow coverage Lack of transparency Public sector responsibilities Insufficient knowledge sharing Lessons learned from existing climate funds • Available only to direct mitigation projects and its sponsors Need to expand • Uneven supportlevel due to case by case approach Need to enhance MRV system • Possible of harming public sector’s not-for-profit public service role in its cooperation with private entities Need to enhance risk sharing function • Failure in knowledge sharing with private investors Knowledge sharing through co-work Cooperation scheme by investors Direct investors Indirect investors Others Equity Investor Debt Investor Fund Investor Bond Investor Carbon Investor Tech. Provider • Carbon credit purchase • Ground price guarantee • PPP (BOT)Enhancing sovereign guarantee • Equity Investment • Subordinated loan • Credit line support • PPP - Investment in Private Equity • Green Bond - 1st-loss tranche • Green export insurance/guarantee examples KfW Global Climate Partnership Fund AFDInteract Climate Change Fund EIBGlobal EE and Re Energy Fund WBGreen Bond ADB Future Carbon Fund N.A.
Four cooperative schemes employed by existing climate funds Existing climate funds have been utilizing diverse ways of incorporating the private sector throughout the financing cycle, from raising capital to the disbursement of the resources. Investment in relevant infrastructure Co-investment Bonds Funds Capital raising Disbursement • Modality of involvement- Fund of Funds (bottom-up approach) • Benefits- Utilizing the private sector’s expertise and experiences in market/technology risk management • Modality of involvement- Subordinated loans • Benefits- Enhancing repayment capability of projects and building capacity of involved (local) private banks 1 1 1 1 4 3 1 2 • Modality of involvement- Bond issuance / credit enhancement to bond issuers (top-down approach) • Benefits- Ease of attracting private capital through guarantee • Modality of involvement- Separate investment • Benefits- Creating an enabling environment and avoiding possible crowding out effect
Overview of the existing schemes – capital raising through fund The public’s intervention through a Fund-of-Funds structure aims to expand the boundary of eligible climate projects to PEFs by sharing risks of other private investors Example - GEEREF Cooperation progress Public’s acts required Initiation • GEEREF is sponsored by the European Union, Germany and Norway and is advised by the European Investment Bank Group • Structured as a Fund-of-Funds, GEEREF invests in private equity funds that specialize in providing equity finance to small and medium-sized project developers and enterprises (SMEs) • These SMEs should focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and/or technologies • The target funding size for GEEREF is €200-250 million and as of March 2013, GEEREF has secured a total €112 million. • Portfolio: Renewable Energy Asia Fund (€12.5mn), Evolution One Fund (€10mn), DI Frontier Market Energy and Carbon Fund (€10mn), Armstrong South East Asia Clean Energy Fund (€10mn), etc. • raising capital in a form of fund-of-funds • Identifying suitable PEFs managed by the private 1 2 Risk sharing 1 1 1 3 4 1 • acquiring the 2nd priority stock of the invested PEF (similar to subordinated tranche) Profitability enhancement • enhancing other private investors’ profitability through unequal dividends (through “late charge”) Operation • Utilizing private GP’s expertise and experiences in risk management This approach has advantages in project identification and support for small-to-medium size projects by utilizing relevant expertise of the private sector. Methods to attract and leverage more private capital for scaling up need to be developed.
Overview of the existing schemes – capital raise through bond Bonds are one of the most efficient instruments for mobilizing large capital from the market and the preference for bonds is growing by new international financial regulations such as Basel III. Small-to-medium business, however, needs to be integrated into this scheme. Example – Green bond Cooperation progress Public’s acts required Initiation • Designing bonds in several tranches with appropriate yield rates, maturity and denominated currencies • Green bond was issued by the World Bank in context of "Strategic Framework for Development and Climate Change“ aiming to help stimulate and coordinate public and private sector activity to combat climate change • Since 2008, the World Bank has issued USD 4 blnin Green Bonds through 59 transactions and 17 currencies • The bonds have been issued with AAA credit rate but a wide range of yield rate from 0.5~8.75% • Capital raised from the bonds has been utilized in supporting mitigation and adaptation activities in its 19 member states. • Investors: institutional investors including AP2 – Second Swedish National Pension, Blackrock, California State Treasurer’s Office and Nikko Asset Management Securing project pipeline to be financed is key for successful operation of the green bonds 1 2 Risk sharing 1 1 1 3 4 1 • Utilizing high credit rates of the public • acquiring 1st-loss tranche Profitability enhancement • Issuing multiple tranches with different yield rate Operation • Securing project pipeline to be financed Bond is an efficient instrument for mobilizing private capital but its applicability is very limited only to high credit rated entities. A way how to enlarge its applicability to small-to-medium companies needs to be examined.
Overview of the existing schemes – disbursement through co-investment Syndication between public funds and local institutions in debt financing of climate projects is effective in enhancing access to local financial markets necessary for micro financing but the scheme is still in its infancy Example – Eurus wind project Cooperation progress Public’s acts required Initiation • The project is located in Oaxaca, Mexico developed by Acciona of Spain. • Eurus is the largest operating wind farm in Latin America and construction was divided into 3 phases. • 1st phase(67.5MW): financed by MDBs with no private’s involvement • 2nd phase (250.5MW): financed a total of USD 375 mn by ten financial institutions consisting of 8 MDBs and 2 private entities (BBVA and Banco Spirito Santo)*The public held subordinated position to help mitigate off-taker credit risk and other operational risks • 3rd phase (396MW): financed by private (USD 536 mn) Through the participation, local banks could build risk management capacity in wind farm development allowing active engagement in the subsequent project • Identifying eligible projects and appropriate co-investment partners (local financial institutions) 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 Risk sharing • Holding subordinated tranche Profitability enhancement • Providing favorable interest rate Operation • Working with local banks to build their risk management capacity Capacity building of local financial institutions is crucial for strengthening accessibility to domestic capital markets, especially for micro-financing, in developing countries. This scheme needs to be further disseminated
Overview of the existing schemes – disbursement through investing in relevant infrastructure Lack of relevant infrastructure acts as a significant bottleneck of climate change mitigation and adaptation activities more than market immaturity in many developing countries. Example – Rajastan transmission project Cooperation progress Public’s acts required Initiation • Transmission of renewable energy faces several challenges including cost recovery and reliability issues • Government of Rajasthan targeted nearly 8,000 MW of solar photovoltaic, concentrated solar power and wind projects by 2018. Financing for this target will mainly come from private sources. • The Rajasthan Renewable Energy Transmission Investment Program formed a part of the overall scheme for transmission development in Rajasthan • ADB has agreed to lend $300 million from its ordinary capital resources and $200 million cofinancing from the ADB Clean Technology Fund. The public supported the private‘s investment indirectly by providing necessary infrastructure and subsequently reducing project costs • Identifying necessary social infrastructure for climate change mitigation and adaptation activities 1 2 Risk sharing 1 1 1 3 4 1 • providing related infrastructure which is necessary for stable operation of projects funded by the private Profitability enhancement • Establishing related infrastructure as a separate project which results in cost saving to private investors Operation • Closely collaborating with local governments as most of these projects are categorized as ‘social overhead capital’ Lack of relevant infrastructure of developing countries hinders the private’s participation in the market. Securing adequate infrastructure is a precondition of attracting private capital
Key considerations in mobilizing private for global climate finance Climate-friendly technologies are still expensive. Thus, financial support from the public is inevitable but it should be provided in a sustainable manner Public-driven approach is generally suitable for large-scale programs/projects resulting significant impacts to the market. This approach, however, is not effective to be duplicated by private, 1 2 3 4 To fully leverage private finance, the public should utilize the private’s expertise and their languages The market is the answer • Provided the public gives clear signal, the market will leverage the private capital by itself • The market has proven its ability to evolve itself to attract more players and secure greater liquidity in many other industries • Finding business opportunities and maximizing benefits from them is the private’s distinct expertise. Who can identify and manage risks of the market most effectively and efficiently is also those who lives in there, the private • Timing is a virtue for the private sector, which is often ignored by the public. To attract the private, the sector needs to communicate in terms familiar to the private sector. • Financial supports from the public should be sustainable though adopting loss offset schemes which can generate revenue to offset losses from the support • “Efficiency” in leveraging private capital is also an important criterion in selecting appropriate schemes • “Green bond” is a applicable scheme only to high credit rated entities. This limitation of applicability hinders dissemination of the scheme and consequently leverage of private resources.
Quick ideas for innovative schemes to leverage the private finance – Bond guarantee program The bond guarantee program can facilitate micro-financing for small scale projects and induce active participation of private parties by providing credit enhancement to bond issuers Program overview at glance Key features Profit generating scheme with a leverage rate of 15~20 times 4 1 3 2 Private-driven approach Utilizing the market mechanism Business model tailored for small-to medium size companies Public Bond Guarantee Program (IFI) • The bond guarantee program can generate revenue through guarantee fee charged to bond issuers and offset losses of performance ‘default’ events • The expected leverage ratio of ‘Project Bond initiative’ in EU is 20 times and the program will have a similar degree of leverage ratio • Transaction is taken place in the market and diverse derives (forward rate, Asset/liability swap, IRS, CRS, etc) can be involved gradually. • Roles of the public in the program is limited to providing guarantees to bond issuers and the transaction is executed by private parties • The program is applicable to small-to-medium size companies through establishing an asset pool consisting of small projects Credit enhancement Fee payment (offsetting losses) PJT #1 PJT #2 PJT #3 Private Securitization of assets* Tranche A (pension funds) Tranche B (insurance com.) Tranche C (PEFs) Bond issuance with multiple tranches Bond investment Higher yield with lower priority * Borrowing the “covered bond” concept
Quick ideas for innovative schemes to leverage the private finance – Acquisition program for small scale renewable projects This program will give a clear market signal by acquiring small renewable projects after its commissioning and performance verification. The signal will induce participation of diverse private players, which will turn the program into private-driven Key features Program overview at glance Clear signal to the market Market mechanism utilization 2 1 <introduction stage> <Maturity stage> The Private (mainly developer or EPC company) Identification Early operation Early operation operation Financing Financing EPC operation Identification EPC • The program is to acquire small renewable projects after commissioning and performance verification. • The program will give a clear signal to private parties involved and induce participation of other private financiers • The clear signal will enable the program to fully utilize the market mechanism and diverse investors will participate into the market accordingly through various derives and transactions • The participation of diverse private parties will turn the program into private-driven The Private (bridging finance) The Private (mainly developer or EPC company) 2nd transaction (asset transfer) 3rd transaction 1st transaction The Public Transaction(asset transfer) The Private (asset M&A) The Public
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