Services for developers and lenders

Mexico’s Saltillo combined cycle power station is one of the two new facilities now supplying power to the national utility where we advised the lenders on technical and environmental risks through the financing and construction phasesMott MacDonald leads the field among international power consultants in the comprehensive service we can provide to private sector developers and their lenders for power generation, transmission and distribution projects.

We are able to bring together project managers, technical specialists, environmental scientists, economists, financial analysts and commercial people to provide a one-stop develop-ment support and risk appraisal service, anywhere in the world.

We work with established development companies, financial investors and lenders to provide a high quality relationship-based service tuned to the demanding requirements of project develop-ment – which combine the need to innovate in all areas to develop competitive edge with often extreme timescale pressures. Working truly as part of a customer team, Mott MacDonald can be relied upon to be there and to be able to address all issues, whether the project concerned is a new-build development or the acquisition of existing assets.

Our track record with lenders is second to none, and we often work with owners to ensure the underlying soundness of projects before they are taken to lenders for financing, thus expediting the financ-ing process and also reducing the cost of finance.

Key services we provide include:

• development management
• bid management
• partner selection
• market assessments including price forecasts
• fuel supply appraisals
• technology selection and optimisation and risk assessments
• environmental and social appraisals, including compliance with the Equator Principles and international and national guidelines and regulations
• contractor and subcontractor selection and vetting
• operation and maintenance definition and support
• negotiation of project agreements
• regulatory analysis
• financial modelling
• risk assessment and management
• cost analysis
• analysis of critical infrastructure supporting the project
• preparation of bankable study reports