Socio-economic and financial issues

Objectives

The current price situation, coupled with information on market trends and on expected price decreases will lead to a forecast of the future markets.

A new range of investment and financing products need to be urgently developed for the solar electricity sector specificity (these will include private equity, venture capital, ESCOs, etc), coupled with international and bilateral lending bodies (such as the World Bank, IFC etc), as well as Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) .

Activities

• Market forecast
  • The study Solar Generation undertaken in collaboration with Greenpeace is a major forward look into the solar electricity market over the next few decades. This report, entitled, is widely regarded as a global blueprint for the development of the worldwide solar electricity market.

    Date: December 2001

    An up-date of this publication is planned to be published by the end of 2004.

• Financial tools
  • “Designing Financial instruments for PV projects” Presentation by Eric Laborde
    Paris: 9th June 2004