Funding Facilitation and Developer Linkage

Power Orbits Consultancy and Business bridge the gap between technical feasibility and financial readiness. By coordinating with developers and banks, we help clients secure funding and structure solar projects that are bankable and investment-worthy.

Service Overview

We combine technical underwriting, commercial structuring, and investor engagement to make projects investable—reducing time to financial close and de‑risking execution for owners and lenders.

Key Deliverables:
 

• Developer engagement and coordination
• Bank documentation and feasibility alignment
• Financial structuring and advisory

What We Do

• Project Bankability Assessment: Assess technical, commercial, and contractual readiness; identify gaps that block financers; quantify residual risks and mitigation costs.
• Capital Structuring and Financial Packaging: Design equity/debt mixes, mezzanine and bridge solutions, and blended finance options aligned to project size, offtake profile, and sponsor objectives.
• Developer Matchmaking and Joint Venture Formation: Source and vet experienced developers and strategic partners; structure JVs, EPC‑to‑developer transitions, and SPV governance that align incentives.
• Investor Roadshows and Due Diligence Support: Prepare investor pitchbooks, financial models, data rooms, and technical diligence packs; manage Q&A and site visits to speed investor decisions.
• Deal Negotiation and Term Sheet Management: Lead or support commercial negotiations on term sheets, security packages, covenants, and performance guarantees to protect sponsor returns.
• Grant and Concession Sourcing: Identify regional grants, concessional finance, and donor programs; package eligibility documentation to improve project IRR.
• Financial Close and Lender Coordination: Coordinate legal, technical, insurance, and fiscal advisors; manage drawdown conditions, escrow arrangements, and first disbursement milestones.

Our Process

• Intake and Bankability Review: Rapid diagnostic to define financing gaps and investor readiness milestones.
• Structuring and Partner Search: Tailor capital structure and shortlist developers, investors, and concessional sources.
• Preparation and Roadshow: Build data room, model cash flows, and execute targeted investor outreach.
• Negotiation and Term Sheets: Secure indicative offers, refine commercial terms, and negotiate risk allocation.
• Due Diligence and Conditions Precedent: Coordinate technical, legal, environmental, and fiscal due diligence to meet lender requirements.
• Financial Close and Handover: Ensure conditions are satisfied, funds disbursed, and governance for construction is in place.

Deliverables You Receive

• Bankability Diagnostic Report with gap remediation plan and costed risk mitigation
• Tailored Financial Model with sensitivity analysis and investor return profiles
• Investor Pitchbook and Data Room structured for lenders, PE, and DFIs
• Shortlisted Developer and Investor Profiles with capability scoring and references
• Negotiation Playbook and Term Sheet Summary highlighting key covenants and risks
• Financial Close Checklist and Coordinator Schedule with document trackers and drawdown workflow

Engagement Models

• Advisory Retainer for Fundraising:  End‑to‑end service from structuring to close on milestone fees.
• Success Fee Partnership: Lower upfront fee with outcome‑linked commission at financial close.
• Developer Search Mandate: Exclusive search and vetting for strategic developer partners.
• Transaction Management Secondment: Embed a Power Orbits deal manager within your team during negotiation and close.

Typical Use Cases

• Preparing a 50–200 MW utility PV project for commercial bank or DFI financing
• Packaging distributed generation portfolios for institutional investors or private equity
• Finding experienced local developers to satisfy local content and permitting conditions
• Combining concessional finance and commercial debt for hybrid solar + storage projects

Why Power Orbits

• Integrated Technical and Commercial Expertise: We translate engineering certainty into investor confidence.
• Proven Deal Execution: Practical experience coordinating lenders, developers, insurers, and consultants across the Gulf region.
• Investor Network: Access to regional banks, international DFIs, PE funds, and strategic equity partners.
• Mitigation‑First Approach: We prioritise bankable documents, performance guarantees, and contractual clarity to shorten closing timelines.
• Deliverable‑Oriented : Clear outputs and milestone pricing that convert advisory into capital outcomes.

Call to Action

Secure the capital and developer partnership your project needs. Request a financing scoping session and we will deliver a targeted fundraising roadmap, developer shortlist, and initial financial model.