How it works
Assess project maturity, aggregate and classify buyer demand, then structure commitments into an offtake portfolio designed to support FID.
Structuring shorter term contracts for a long financing horizon
This illustrative project produces 100 units a year. The first firm buyers commit for only two or three years. Work through the commercial actions below and watch each buyer’s timeline and the firm coverage change.
Try the commercial work
Each action changes the status or timing of one buyer commitment. No action assumes an eight-year firm contract.
Buyer commitments by year
Each row is a separate buyer. The colour tells you how firm that year’s volume is.
Firm coverage against 100 units of annual output
All buyers and volumes are illustrative. Only firm years count in the coverage bars. Conditional commitments, options and indications need further negotiation and assessment; even firm volume alone does not establish financeability.
The work behind the chart.
Assess technical maturity, certification pathway, planned output and the dependencies that affect delivery.
Find buyer requirements across sectors, then test volume, start date, delivery location and commercial fit.
Track the tenor, credit support and firmness of each commitment. An expression of interest carries a different weight from a signed contract.
Combine complementary commitments across years, while clearly flagging potential renewals and uncovered volume.
Review the portfolio with financing experts, then use their feedback to strengthen buyer terms and prioritise remaining gaps.
The portfolio is only as strong as its contracts.
The next step is to turn promising demand into durable agreements that match the project’s financing needs.