Lecture

Hydropower Market Overview

Graph Chat

Chat with Graph Search

Ask any question about EPFL courses, lectures, exercises, research, news, etc. or try the example questions below.

DISCLAIMER: The Graph Chatbot is not programmed to provide explicit or categorical answers to your questions. Rather, it transforms your questions into API requests that are distributed across the various IT services officially administered by EPFL. Its purpose is solely to collect and recommend relevant references to content that you can explore to help you answer your questions.

In course

CIVIL-441: Water ressources management

L'ensemble des problématiques liées à l'eau est présenté afin d'avoir une vue globale de la gestion et de l'économie de cet élément essentiel à toute vie et toute activité. L'analyse des ressources et des besoins est présentée ainsi que les outils d'optimi ...

Description

This lecture provides an overview of the global hydropower market, focusing on target markets like Kenya, Mozambique, and Switzerland. It covers the collaboration between Capgemini Invent, NORWEP, and Export Credit Norway to assess market potentials and future capacities. The lecture delves into the economic aspects of hydropower projects, including financial investment opportunities, accounting instruments, and the time value of money. It also discusses the importance of profitability indicators, such as net present value and internal rate of return, in evaluating hydropower projects.

Official source

Related concepts (32)

Financial adviser

A financial adviser or financial advisor is a professional who provides financial services to clients based on their financial situation. In many countries, financial advisors must complete specific training and be registered with a regulatory body in order to provide advice. In the United States, a financial adviser carries a Series 7 and Series 66 or Series 65 qualification examination. According to the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), qualification designations and compliance issues must be reported for public view.

Financial analyst

A financial analyst is a professional, undertaking financial analysis for external or internal clients as a core feature of the job. The role may specifically be titled securities analyst, research analyst, equity analyst, investment analyst, or ratings analyst. The job title is a broad one: in banking, and industry more generally, various other analyst-roles cover financial management and (credit) risk management, as opposed to focusing on investments and valuation; these are also discussed in this article.

Financial services

Financial services are economic services provided by the finance industry, which together encompass a broad range of service sector firms that provide financial management, including credit unions, banks, credit-card companies, insurance companies, accountancy companies, consumer-finance companies, stock brokerages, investment funds, individual asset managers, and some government-sponsored enterprises.

Investment banking

Investment banking pertains to certain activities of a financial services company or a corporate division that consist in advisory-based financial transactions on behalf of individuals, corporations, and governments. Traditionally associated with corporate finance, such a bank might assist in raising financial capital by underwriting or acting as the client's agent in the issuance of debt or equity securities.

Time value of money

The time value of money is the widely accepted conjecture that there is greater benefit to receiving a sum of money now rather than an identical sum later. It may be seen as an implication of the later-developed concept of time preference. The time value of money is among the factors considered when weighing the opportunity costs of spending rather than saving or investing money. As such, it is among the reasons why interest is paid or earned: interest, whether it is on a bank deposit or debt, compensates the depositor or lender for the loss of their use of their money.

Related lectures (64)

Foundations of Financial Economics

Delves into financial economics, exploring corporate governance, NPV, and agency problems.

Foundations of Financial Economics

Covers financial economics basics, including time value of money, risk/return tradeoff, and capital structure, preparing students for real-world financial decision-making.

Corporate Finance: Foundations and Principles

Explores corporate finance foundations, financial statements, and the time value of money.

Principles of Finance: Financial Statements and Time Value of Money

Covers financial statements and the time value of money in investment decisions and market pricing.

Foundations of Financial Economics

Delves into time value of money, net present value rule, and agency problems in financial economics.

Related concepts (32)