Jargon Buster

This document contains common financial terms in project finance. We have used the words Lender and Borrower throughout and these can be interchangeable with other common terms like Bank, Financial Institution (Lender) and Project Sponsor (Borrower).

The below list contains common financial terms in project finance. We have used the words Lender and Borrower throughout and these can be interchangeable with other common terms like Bank, Financial Institution (Lender) and Project Sponsor (Borrower).

This is certainly not an exhaustive list of project finance terms. The focus of the jargon buster is to clarify the common meaning for many of the financial terms used throughout the life of a renewable energy asset.

With this document you will learn about the following, and much more:

  • Pre-financing terms

  • Facility Agreement Terms (including NonFinancial Covenants)
  • Interest Rate Swap Terms

  • And more…