Project Finance
The banks have a dedicated Project Finance Strategic Business Unit to assess credit proposals from and extend term loans for large industrial and infrastructure projects. Apart from this, project term loans for medium sized projects and smaller clients are delivered through the CAG and the NBG.
In general, project finance covers greenfield industrial projects, capacity expansion at existing manufacturing units, construction ventures or other infrastructure projects. Capital intensive business expansion and diversification as well as replacement of equipment may be financed through the project term loans.
Project finance is quite often channeled through special purpose vehicles and arranged against the future cash streams to emerge from the project.
The loans are approved on the basis of strong in-house appraisal of the cost and viability of the ventures as well as the credit standing of promoters.
FAQs
What are the interest rate options on project term loans?
The bank offers term loans with both fixed and floating rate options, customized to the risk merits of the project as well as the promoter.
What additional facilities are there on these loans to optimize credit cost?
The project finance can be structured as either foreign currency or rupee loans with option of conversion from one type to the other at the end of interest periods. This will help you take advantage of forex fluctuations and global interest rate trends vis-à-vis domestic rates to minimize your debt cost.
What are project term loan tenors like?
Project finance is typically structured as long term loans, with tenors generally from 5 to 10 years. Maturity periods and repayment modes are structured in line with the specific aspects of each project and industry, factoring in a timeframe for the venture to generate a stable revenue stream
How is the repayment scheduled?
Repayment options are again structured in tune with the specific requirements of each project and its promoter. Repayments can be periodic or bullet, or may come with an initial moratorium during part of the project gestation period. For example, a seven-year loan may have a moratorium on repayments during the first two years and the payment installments may be spaced out during the remaining five years.
What is the deferred payment guarantee?
Banks can extend deferred payment guarantees to industrial projects for obtaining imported equipment. The DPG is a standby credit guaranteeing deferred payments, usually for payments for capital goods, turnkey contracts etc.
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