Energy generation projects are part of broader infrastructure family of businesses. As any infra business Energy Generation has features which are common to the infra family as well as some elements which are attributable to only to the sector.
It worth mentioning that there are many different technologies for electricity generation from conventional gas/coal burning, hydropower, nuclear power to new technologies like renewables (PV solar, wind, etc) to novel technologies such as energy-from-waste, bioenergy, tidal, electricity storage (including BESS and others).
The following elements are common for the majority of infra projects.
Another set of features are common for energy generation projects:
While modelling for a simple project there are usually the following blocks.
We have to mention that it is an extensive but not an exhaustive list.
Depending on the type of the project, technology, contractual arrangements, and many other factors – your list of elements can differ. But to our mind the one above is a good start.
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