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Clean Energy and Environmental Services

RMA takes a country-by-country approach to the development of financial mechanisms that recognize the unique legal, policy, and regulatory framework in each jurisdiction. As such, we believe in a bottom-up approach to the implementation of a global environmental agenda.

Global

Our design approach to financial mechanisms for global environmental projects and other donor programs includes the following:

Initial engagement with project developers, local financial institutions, and senior policy advisors to determine the available intervention options.
Consultations with local project developers to determine their needs and financial capabilities.
Dialogue with local banks regarding financing program options in light of Basel III capital adequacy, local regulatory requirements, lending standards, and credit committee concerns.
Engagement of senior government officials to determine that proposed program are consistent with national goals and objectives.
Evaluation of options against sustainability, leverage, and administration cost criteria.
Reviewing legal and regulatory acceptability of the most advantages of the financial model.
Draft transaction documents to implement a preferred financial mechanism.

Private

RMA has designed a wide range of financial mechanisms to leverage private sector financing of clean energy projects including the following:

Green bond offerings - Jamacia and India
Partial Credit Guarantees - Poland and Croatia
Partial Performance Guarantees - Brazil
Equity Funds - Colombia and Mexico
Subordinated Loan Programs - Argentina and Slovenia
Construction Loan Guarantees - The Philippines
Solar Lease Financing - Dominican Republic

Trust or SPV Structure to Pool Smaller Scale Project for Financing - Mexico, India, and Jamaica
Master Lease for Citywide EE Projects - Poland
ESCO Programs - Lithuania, Mexico, and Poland
PACE Financing - Romania