Introduction 1
1. Approaching Legal Issues in a Project Finance Transaction 3
2. Project Participants and Structures 21
3. Sources of Funding 55
4. Project Risks 81
5. Allocation of Risks in Project Documentation 113
6. Insurance 133
7. Principal Loan Finance Documentation 167
8. Official Funding Sources: Export Credit Agencies and Multilateral Development Banks 213
9. Documentation of Project Bonds 241
10. Islamic Project Finance 269
11. Ancillary Finance Documentation 299
12. Project Finance in Civil Law Jurisdictions 349
13. Defaults and Workouts: Restructuring Project Financings 385
14. Dispute Resolution in Project Finance Transactions 419
Appendix 1: Checklist of Conditions Precedent, Representations, Covenants, and Events of Default for inclusion in Finance Documents 463
Appendix 2: Environmental Due Diligence Checklist 471
Appendix 3: Checklist of Key Provisions of a Joint Venture or Partnership Agreement 475
Appendix 4: Checklist of Key Provisions in a Concession Agreement 477
Appendix 5: Checklist of Key Provisions in Turnkey Construction/EPC Contracts 481
Appendix 6: Checklist of Key Provisions in Feedstock Supply Contracts 485
Appendix 7: Checklist of Key Provisions in Offtake/Power Purchase Agreements 489
Appendix 8: Checklist of Key Provisions in Operation and Maintenance Agreements 493
Index 497