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A project can look profitable yet miss its loan payment.
\nUsing a solar-plant example, we explain five questions lenders ask before financing a project. Learn how construction timing, buyer contracts, cash flow, risk allocation and lender protections affect bankability.
\nCHAPTERS
\n00:00 Why profit is not enough
\n00:31 What bankable means
\n01:05 Can it be built?
\n01:44 Who pays?
\n02:27 Can cash repay?
\n03:07 Test a worse case
\n03:44 Who takes the risk?
\n04:30 What protects lenders?
\n05:16 One risk across all five
\n05:54 Bring the evidence<\/p>\n

SOURCES AND EXAMPLES
\nThe solar project and cash-flow diagrams are illustrative, not actual project data.
\nIvanpah loan-guarantee example:
\nU.S. Department of Energy \u2014 https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/edf\/ivanpah<\/a>
\nKeystone XL write-down example: TC Energy 2021 annual report \u2014 https:\/\/www.tcenergy.com\/siteassets\/pdfs\/investors\/reports-and-filings\/annual-and-quarterly-reports\/2021\/tc-2021-annual-report.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Najafi Capital's network of more than 4,500 banks and lenders is company-reported; access does not guarantee financing.
\nIMPORTANT
\nThis video is for general education only. It is not financial, investment, or legal advice, and it is not an offer or promise to arrange or provide financing. Any financing would require a separate review and written agreement.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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