Welcome to the online support for the International Project Finance MBA module

Additional materials
Notes as appendices, sample termsheets and documents, and an online cashflow model - are referred to in the various units of the module. They are available using the links in the adjacent panel.

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News items
International Project Finance is a subject that is alive so following developments is vital. News reports in both the specialist press like pfi magazine, Euromoney and the Economist and the quality newspapers are essential reading. A selection of news items is available online using the links below.

The case against PFI
Unison 1st October 2006

Eurotunnel: End of the line?
Times 3rd August 2006

Private companies aren't better at providing public services
an article by Dave Prentis (general secretary of Unison)
Guardian 26th September 2005

PFI - quality control v value for money
an article with contributions from Dave Prentis (general secretary of Unison) and Robin Herzberg (managing director of private finance with Carillion, a leading UK construction group)
Times on 17th May 2005

Unit 8: Project cashflow models
Project cashflow models

Appendices

1	Typical contractual matrix for a power generation project
2	Private sector participation chart
3	Risk matrix chart
4	Limited recourse diagram
5	Nigerian LNG project - contractual arrangements diagram
6	Checklist of the documents in a project finance transaction
7	Projects and infrastructure chain with oil and gas projects
8	Credit enhanced bond issue diagram
9	Project finance rankings
10	Checklist for a technical review of a natural gas project
11	Checklist for a technical review of a power generation project
12	Unexpected commissioning difficulties with a gas turbine power plant
13	New Electricity Trading Arrangements or NETA
14	Letters from City investment institutions in 2002 regarding the Railtrack collapse
15	Lender controls and ratios
16	Project sourcing, funding and financing chart
17	Foreign exchange and interest rate hedging
18	Political and country risks note
19	Cashflow model layout diagram
20	Programme manager competencies research
21	FRS5 and Application Note F
22	Consolidating a project on a sponsor's balance sheet - an illustration
23	New Scottish Parliament building
24	Syndicated loan structure
25	Export credit agencies
26	World Bank cofinancings
27	Project appraisal methodology & checklist
28	Indexation of contracts for tariff adjustments
29	Lenders' endorsement for project insurances
30	Project company events of default
31	Termination flow chart
32	Issue ratings definitions
33	Petrobras rig explosion
34	Security for project lenders
35	Concession & implementation agreements
36	Concession outline termsheet
37	Shareholder agreement - an outline
38	Power purchase agreement considerations
39	Offtake agreement outline termsheet
40	Gas supply agreement outline termsheet
41	Operations & maintenance agreement termsheet
42	Turnkey construction contract outline termsheet
43	Project loan facilities termsheet
44	Unison views on PFI - May 2006.
45	Unison views on PFI - September 2005.
46	PFI pros and cons article - May 2005