Imperial Corporate Training Institute provides a Power Purchase Agreement from Commercial and Legal Perspective Training Course, designed for corporate professionals negotiating complex energy transactions and long-term contractual obligations. In today’s fast-paced power markets, PPAs have become the foundation of energy purchasing, investment planning and risk management. This program offers a sharp commercial perspective and legal clarity to help participants learn how to negotiate, structure and manage PPAs aligned with commercial purposes, investor promise and operational reality. The course is focused on real industry scenarios, market friction and strategic considerations that will drive corporate decision making about energy purchasing and contract structure.
As corporate energy portfolios expand into renewables, storage, and hybrid assets, PPAs require another level of diligence and negotiation expertise. This training connects corporate goals with legal protections, allowing professionals to confidently manage obligations that may last from 10 to 30 years. Participants will explore pricing models, performance assurances, risk allocation structures, regulatory mechanisms and dispute resolution methods, with the goals of minimising exposure, securing a long-term supply or optimising revenue. This course will provide a complete corporate subject matter expertise, understanding how PPAs function in competitive business environments.
Objectives
At the end of this course attendees will be able to:
- Provide a corporate-centric understanding of Power Purchase Agreements and the role they play strategically within the corporate procurement of energy.
- Review commercial frameworks, pricing structures, market drivers and implications for the commercial finances of long-term power contracts.
- Evaluate legal frameworks, key clauses, and compliance obligations and manage risk allocation in modern PPAs.
- Improve negotiation skills in evaluating offers, negotiating reasonable terms and reducing corporate energy purchase risks.
- Assess performance obligations, penalty structures, and remedies for under-delivery, delays and breaches of contract.
- Support delegates to consider how the decisions related to PPAs can impact corporate strategy, sustainability obligations, and overall corporate goals and growth.
- Offer hands-on advice in respect of reviewing, drafting, and governing PPAs through signing, execution and life cycle.
- Review emerging trends in respect of corporate renewable PPAs, virtual PPAs, and hybrid contracting models.
Target Audience
This course is ideal for:
- Corporate energy procurement staff managing procurements for utility-scale energy purchases or distributed energy purchases.
- Legal, contract management and non-public, in-house lawyers involved in drafting or reviews of energy agreements.
- Corporate sustainability and ESG teams responsible for renewable energy procurement strategies.
- Professionals working in finance/investment and commercial development looking for power supply contract arrangements for risk assessment over the long-term.
- Individuals representing project developers, independent power producers, or EPC interests involved in negotiating and completing power market contracts.
- Risk management, compliance, and regulatory professionals working in the sector.