Can equity make a difference?

Increasing the level of government equity in the project is unlikely to cut any ice with the sponsors. Private equity might have a different effect.

The Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which will participate in the Shoaiba IWPP as an equity partner, is thought to be considering its shareholder funding options. In January, it requested an estimate of the size of its equity contribution under the project’s proposed capital structure.

The Shoaiba project’s total costs are in the region of SR6.8 ...

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