M&A
As experienced professionals, we support you in the acquisition or implementation of a single hydropower plant or in setting up international, risk-diversified hydropower portfolios.
We specialize primarily in hydropower plants up to 50 megawatts and have both transaction know-how for the acquisition of power plants that are already in operation, and full project development and operational management skills.
Our multidisciplinary team of specialists works closely with all interest groups involved in hydropower projects. Besides investors, financing banks, authorities and network operators, it´s mainly stakeholders of the environmental sector and the population involved in hydropower investments.
With the country selection and the limitation to specific regions particularly suitable for hydropower, the project selection is based on the extensive experience and the existing networks within the hydropower community.
From the screening process of the project selection, those projects are selected that withstand the eHydro500 internal evaluation process with regard to the respective investment criteria and the risk-return strategy. Those responsible for the investment and risk management and impact teams work closely together to ensure that all the necessary impact, financial and technical screenings are used and reliably evaluated with the data available at that time.
For years we have been working with international experts in the fields of hydrology, geology, electromechanics, water management, taxation and finance as well as contract drafting. We select the experts required for the project, coordinate the various reports and statements, evaluate the data and prepare it in such a way that all stakeholders involved can get a clear picture and make a reliable decision.
Asset Management
eHydro500 GmbH follows a structured process - from country and project selection to implementation and operation, which on the one hand reduces risks and on the other aims at the highest possible profitability and efficiency of all process steps.
In the course of the acquisition, the standardized eHydro500 processes and systems will be introduced in the acquired holdings and implemented in the investment controlling and operational monitoring. Direct remote access to production and operating data, as well as impact and risk management, are among the cornerstones of efficient asset management.
The comprehensive activities that are performed in the course of operational management are:
- Reporting and controlling
- Contacts to government bodies and financial institutions
- Advisory and supervisory functions
- Accompanying measures to ensure the smooth operation of a power plant
- Programs in the course of a continuous improvement process
- Electricity sales
- Financing & structuring
- Risk management
- Ongoing evaluation
- Impact & ESG
- Investor Relations
- Portfolio hygiene, ongoing screening to optimize the portfolio
Power plant and portfolio optimization
Hydropower plants have a very long service life, but the technology used is constantly being enhanced with a focus on increasing efficiency. In the course of a general overhaul, the focus is therefore on optimizing the electromechanical concept for running power plants. Depending on the concession conditions, the annual production of a power plant can often be increased significantly with relatively little financial outlay.
The key to success of such an optimization often lies in the concept. We create or optimize concepts and take care of their implementation. The focus is not only on technical improvements, but also on increasing the efficiency of ongoing operations, for example by defining ideal maintenance intervals in order to avoid unplanned downtimes.
Investment advisor
As experienced professionals in hydropower, we support in the search and selection as well as in the implementation and operation of a hydropower investment. We specialize particularly in hydropower plants up to 50 megawatts and have both transaction know-how for the acquisition of operating power plants and full project development and operational management skills.
Our team of specialists works closely with all stakeholders involved in hydropower projects. Besides investors, financing banks, authorities and network operators, it’s mainly stakeholders of the environment sector and the population involved in hydropower investments.